English+12+--+1984

=__1984__ =

1984 was written in 1948 and published in 1949 as a dystropian novel warning about the totalitarian regime of the Party, and oligarchical collectivist society where life is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, public mind control, and the voiding of citizens' rights.

While this will be a difficult book both the themes and images are important to know in today's world. Throughout the novel we will talk about what Orwell was warning about and what has made it into our modern world. Parent's are encouraged to read this book along with the class - I promise you will have fun and thought-provoking conversations with your children in doing so.

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January 11, 2010
Today in class we began considering topics and themes unique to 1984. We had a class discussion using the 4 Corners strategy and reviewed the background history of both 1984 and George Orwell. (Below are the handouts and PowerPoint presentation from today's class. The same will happen for each of the following classes.)

Homework
 * 1) Deep Thoughts response of 600 words or more related to one of the questions on the Anticipation Guide

January 13, 2010
Today we checked out the book, continued to talk about the themes that we will see in the book, and began to read the book as a class. To continue to help introduce 1984 we watch the music video by the Muse "Uprising" and talked about a few other popular songs that have been inspired by 1984.

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Homework:
 * 1) Read the first two chapters

January 15, 2010
Today, the vocabulary list for the first quiz was handed out, we worked in small groups to review what we read, and we began to make connection between the book and our world today. We also created a character map for Winston.

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters
 * 2) Define each of the 10 vocabulary words from List 1
 * 3) Continue to add more info to Winston's character map, and select another character in 1984 to do a character map for

January 20, 2010
Today we read an article about Google being like Big Brother, we reviewed the vocabulary, and had a reading quiz. Today was a pathetic day!!! Most had not done the homework and class was used to help you catch up. Remember, you need to come prepared to class everyday!

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters
 * 2) Study the vocabulary list 1

January 22, 2010
After starting off with the first vocabulary quiz we started Book 1 Study Guide. The next vocabulary list was handed out. The vocabulary list for quiz two was handed out today in class.

Homework
 * 1) Read the next three chapters
 * 2) Work on your Book 1 Study Guide
 * 3) Define each of the 10 vocabulary words from vocabulary List 2

January 26, 2010
In hopes to make more connections between the novel 1984, World War II, and our modern world we watch four different video clips. While watching the clips we identified four different connections between them and 1984.

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Homework
 * 1) Study your vocabulary List 2
 * 2) Read the next three chapters
 * 3) Watch 15+ min. of this years State of the Union, take notes, and make any connections you can with 1984

January 28, 2010
Today we focused on how to ask questions and why we ask questions. We also talked about the difference between summary and analysis. We finished the class with the second vocabulary quiz and a reading quiz. Vocabulary list three was handed out (twenty words on this list)!

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters
 * 2) Define all 20 words -- yes all 20 -- from List 3

February 1, 2010
Music!! What music do you like to listen to? What does a play-list say about a person? Today we talked about stereotypes and music. We explored possible ideas of what type of music different characters might listen to. This was in preparation to the homework "Character's Top 5 Play-list."

Homework
 * 1) Create a "Top 5 Play-list" for one of the three main characters in 1984 (Winston, Big Brother, Julia)
 * 2) Highlight with one color summary and highlight with another your analysis

February 3, 2010
Today we started working on our advertisement project. Most groups were able to finish Part 1 and most of Part 3. During today's class we had another reading quiz.

Was Orwell right about Language, Politics and Social Mobility? And is this true about the State of the Union -- doublethink and conspiracies?

Homework
 * 1) Study your vocabulary words from List 3
 * 2) Read the next two chapters

February 8, 2010
Today we finished working on our advertisements and had the third vocabulary quiz.

A new form of government is starting to emerge -- a Minister of ...

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters

February 10, 2010
Today we continued to dive deeper into who the characters are (reading as a class), what they feel and what they do. To help us do this we wrote character Bio Poems (one about us and one about either Julia, O'Brien or Winston).

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters

February 12, 2010
Today we began to work on our Body Bio Project and discover more about three of the main characters in 1984 (Winston, O'Brien, Julia). The fourth and final vocabulary list was handed out. (Again this list had 20 words!)

It seems that North Korea and Big Brother are in the news again, and do you relate with the proles?

Homework
 * 1) Read the next two chapters
 * 2) Define all 20 words from List 4

February 17, 2010
Today we finished our Body Bio Project, present them to the class, and reviewed for our last vocabulary quiz.

Another place that 1984 has appeared in the news today -- Doublespeak in CA. and even the USA?

Homework
 * 1) Read the last two chapters
 * 2) Study your vocabulary words from List 4

February 19, 2010
Today we had our final vocabulary and reading quizzes for 1984. We talked about how the book ended and the frustration felt because of Winston's inability to overcome Big Brother. The last part of class was used reviewing the book and creating possible test questions for the final exam on 1984.

We also read this in class -- They Are Always Watching! This is not the only reason Orwell and 1984 have been brought up today -- [|The Power Of Words.] And wait, there is even more -- CCTV.

Homework
 * 1) Review 1984
 * 2) Study the questions you and other students wrote (some will be on the final exam)

NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TUESDAY THAT IS RELATED TO 1984 WITH OR WITHOUT COUPON!!
=Possible Questions For The Final Exam On 1984 =

Reminder, these are the questions that you and other students wrote in class. I reserve the right to change them, exclude them, adapt them in any way to use them for the test. Also do not forget that there will be questions on the test that I will write and not include here.

The test will include true/false, matching, short answer (4-5 sentences), music, and mystery questions. Good luck, if you have studied and read you will do well on the test.

True or False?

 * 1) Winston went into Room 101 and found caged rats.
 * 2) Winston worked in the Ministry of Love.
 * 3) Julia give Winston the love note at his work.
 * 4) Winston found his mom when he was captured.
 * 5) O'Brien told Winston and Julia that he was a member of the Brotherhood at his home.
 * 6) Julia was interested in the book O'Brien gave to her.
 * 7) The world of 1984 is located in the future setting of Europe.
 * 8) Oceania is at war with Eurasia.
 * 9) The paperweight had a picture of a church.
 * 10) Julia worked in the porn industry.
 * 11) Winston drank liquor in the cafe.
 * 12) Winston was tortured with a cage of spiders.
 * 13) Winston went from hating to loving Big Brother.
 * 14) Winston is married.
 * 15) Mr. Charington is part of the thought police.
 * 16) Winston led an open rebellion.
 * 17) Big Brother and Winston met face to face.
 * 18) O'Brien was the one to torture Winston.
 * 19) Julia and Winston stayed true to each other.
 * 20) Winston and Julia were sent to the Ministry of Love.
 * 21) Julia died in Room 101.
 * 22) Winston published a book of his memories.
 * 23) Julia was Winston's only affair.
 * 24) The Parson children turned their father in for thought crimes.
 * 25) Winston is in the outer party.
 * 26) Julia was one of the Thought Police.
 * 27) Julia was in the inner party.
 * 28) Most intelligent people were vaporized.
 * 29) There was a telescreen in Charrington's place.
 * 30) Oceania was in a time of peace.
 * 31) Winston's wife left because they couldn't have children.
 * 32) Winston believes the proles have the power to overcome the government.
 * 33) Julia wears a green sash.
 * 34) Julia gave Winston a note saying "I Hate You"
 * 35) You can turn off telescreens
 * 36) O'Brien wants to help Winston.
 * 37) Winston has an ulcer on his right ankle.
 * 38) Big Brother hates power.
 * 39) Winston erases history.
 * 40) Before they met. Winston hated Julia.
 * 41) O'Brien hosts a late night show.
 * 42) Winston lives with many women.
 * 43) Winston loves sneaking around with Julia.
 * 44) Winston betrayed Julia.
 * 45) Julia betrayed Winston.
 * 46) Winston loves sex.
 * 47) Winston loves Big Brother.
 * 48) Winston knows that 2+2=5

Group 1
__Question:__ Winston, Julia, Big Brother, Goldstein, O'Brien, Mr. Charrington, Newspeak, Though Crime, Ministry of Love, George Orwell, DoubleThink, INGSOC, telescreens, Chestnut Tree Cafe, Syme

__Answers out of order:__ owner of the store where Winston got the journal, thinking things against the government, rebelled against Big Brother, a leader in the Anti-Sex League, the government, warned of governments receiving too much control, thinking two opposing thoughts at the same time, located in every home assisting Big Brother, the head of the government and always watching, a falsified protector, new language the government came up with, where Winston was tortured, Winston's "erased" friend that worked in the Research Department, where Winston went to drink his gin, the person focused on during the 2 min Hate

Group 2
Question: Winston, Julia, O'Brien, Big Brother, Mrs. Parsons, Mr. Charrington, Syme, Goldstein, Room 101, Chestnut Care, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Truth, War is ..., Freedom is ..., Ignorance is ...

__Answers out of order__: part of the inner party, owned the antique shop, wears overalls with a sash, wrote Newspeak dictionary, leader of the Brotherhood, had dust in her wrinkles, hates rats, all seeing eye, where Winston betrays Julia, place of torture, where he drinks his gin, where Winston works, peace, strength, slavery

Group 3
__Questions__: Winston, Julia, O'Brien, Big Brother, Mr. Carrington, Goldstien, Chestnut Tree Cafe, Room 101, Ministry of Love, Thought Police, Telescreen, Memory Tube, Theory and Practice of Oligarchy Collection, White Market, St. Clement's Dome

__Answers out of order__: main character who falls in love with Julia, beautiful "anti-sex" lady, two faced betrayer, everywhere, owns a shop, enemy of Oceania, where Winston drinks his gin, worst fears become reality, not really Ministry of love, read your thoughts, they're watching you from behind pictures, destroys the past, book given to Winston by O'Brien, place to get things, past church

Short Answer
Remember that you need to answer each short answer question with 5-6 good sentences.


 * 1) Why did Winston start the journal and what does he write in it?
 * 2) Why does Julia wear the anti-sex sash?
 * 3) What is Winston's and Julia's relationship like?
 * 4) Do you think Big Brother exists and why?
 * 5) Why do you think Julia gave Winston the note in front of the telescreen?
 * 6) Where does Winston work, and what does he do?
 * 7) How does Winston's relationship develop with Julia throughout 1984?
 * 8) Name three symbols that reoccur throughout 1984 and explain what they signify.
 * 9) How does O'Brien betray Winston?
 * 10) How is the room Julia and Winston stay in so important to Winston?
 * 11) How do Winston's feelings about Julia change throughout the novel?
 * 12) Write a brief description of how Julia and Winston were captured.
 * 13) How did O'Brien evolve throughout the novel?
 * 14) Describe the two prisoners Winston met at the Ministry of Love.
 * 15) What happened to Winston in Room 101?

February 23, 2010
Today, the entire class was used to take the final exam for 1984. Well done!

Homework
 * 1) None! Go have fun.