Mon: Ch 1, Introduction pgs 1-20 Watch the Two-Minutes Hate and Movie Trailer Data Wall: How do the governments in 1984 and Animal Farm compare with today's American government? Is Big Brother watching? Discuss differences and tendencies toward similarities. Record instances on a data wall.
Focus Q9: What is Newspeak? What do we learn from Syme about it? What is your opinion of Newspeak? Is it a good idea or a bad one? How is it similar to Political Correctness? Does Politically Correct language actually change how people think? No, it doesn't.Yes, it can.
Supplementary Videos Changes in Surveillance Laws: "Top Threats to Civil Liberties after 9/11". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/ReasonTV.http://youtu.be/HruJVj2-5mU. (6:28).
Robert, Dr. Paul Craig. "Are Americans living in a police state?". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/RT. http://youtu.be/6NyMs9y3WRg. (6:23).
Everybody Gets Searched: "How is Big Brother Watching You?". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/cNBCOriginals.http://youtu.be/MDSCC5iR_DE. (2:32).
"Tracing Large Volumes of Personal Information". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/artbell. http://youtu.be/CkRAUnFLYKA. (10:11).
Your cell phone: Whitehead, John. "Big Brother is Listening to Your Cell Phone". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/RutherfordInstitute. http://youtu.be/ZZhT97UXRdE. (3:20).
Your Email: "Big Brother is Watching You". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/rainboyknows. http://youtu.be/RYOUolZnGIs. (9:15).
Cameras in Public: Link Here "They'll be Watching You". CNN. Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/cheezemurda. http://youtu.be/g0kiHy0kAzw. (3:20).
Spying from Drone Planes: "Police State: Get Ready America!" KPRC Houston Channel 2. Retrieved from www.YouTube.com/user/killinghours. http://youtu.be/pAH6mwlYA5U. (3:52).
"Andy Griffith vs. the Patriot Act." Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/mojoscary. http://youtu.be/0wL9Li0f1Po. (1:03).
Even Electric Meters?! "Smart Meters." Retrieved from www.YouTube.com/user/minivanjack. http://youtu.be/8JNFr_j6kdI. (4:33).
RFID Sequence various sources discussing RFID, including two commercials for it.
Planned Suspension of the Constitution: "FEMA Power Grab - Oliver North and COG plans". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/rhawk301. http://youtu.be/Vrr6wZ3HnZg(2:03)
Secret Congressional Meeting: "Kucinich speaks out about Congress' closed session". LINK TV. Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/darganot. http://youtu.be/gW2BXRdt59g. (5:23).
"This is What a Police State Looks Like" Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/http://youtu.be/aCpiE7WpVVk. (6:42).
"What We Choose to Ignore". Retrieved from: www.YouTube.com/user/aravoth. http://youtu.be/Jl1VIhdpl4c (5:19).
Focus Q 10: Who are The Proles? What do we know about them? What similarities and differences appear in our own world? Answer by filling in your Chart Assignment.
Tues: Ch 8 A Walk Amongst the Proles, pgs 81-86, 93-98, bottom 99-104 Alt. Focus Q 11: Is Winston's expectations of the Proles reasonable? Focus Q 11: Why does Winston try to talk to the old man in the bar? Why was his conversation successful or unsuccessful? St. Clement's Dane
Wed : Part 2, Ch 1 Julia, 105-110, 111-117
Focus Q 12: What is the conflict with Julia? How do you predict this relationship will work out?
Focus Q 13: What do we learn about Julia? What is your reaction to her?
Fri 12: Ch 4, pgs 136-137, 140-147 Focus Q 14: What surprises does Julia have for Winston this time? How does he feel about their relationship? Who has the power in this relationship?
Week 6: 1984 by George Orwell
Mon 15: Ch 5, pgs 147, & bottom 149-156 Ch 6 156-159 Focus Q 15: What is the significance of Syme's disappearance? What are the differences between Winston and Julia concerning the Party?
Tues 16: Ch 7, pgs 160-167 Ch 8 pgs 167-175, 1st new paragraph 176-179 Focus Q 16: How would you assess O'Brien as a leader?
Week 8: Essay Options Literary Analysis How did Orwell use moral dilemmas to develop Winston and Napoleon as characters whose actions and motives impact the understanding of Orwell's message? Expository Essay "People are too well informed to adhere to a set of rules or to simply follow a leader over a distant hill. They want to be inspired by a greater purpose." Ann Fudge and Sir Francis Bacon observed that "knowledge is power" and John Maxwell adds that knowledge empowers. Write an expository essay describing how these two statements contribute to the necessary attributes of a responsible electorate. Comparative Essay Draw parallels between events in Animal Farm and 1984 on one side and today's government on the other. Provide examples of government policies that erode the rights of the electorate to draw parallels between the world and the two books.
Personal/Persuasive Essay Discuss your responsibilities as part of the electorate to maintain a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. Identify the two or three most important actions that could/should have been taken to balance the power in 1984 or to avoid the outcome in Animal Farm. Reflective Essay Consider how language was used in 1984 and Animal Farm. Write an essay in which you identify language used by leaders today to control or influence the electorate. What is Newspeak today? How can you avoid being controlled or limit the influence? Research Read articles on the role followers play in the quality of leadership. Identify five or six attributes or characteristics of effective followers/citizens/ electorate. Research Orwell's life for examples of these characteristics. What caused him to feel responsible to warn others? Why did he send his warning in the form of a story?
