Mon: Ch 1, pgs 1-20 (20 pgs) 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 Q 8: Why did Orwell include the Parson family and the plumbing scene in this chapter?
Wed-Thurs: Ch 3, Exercise, and Ch 4, controlling the Past, pgs 29-48 (19 pgs)
Focus Q 9: What do we learn about Winston's early life? How does he feel about it?
We've taken care of everything The words you read, the songs you sing, The pictures that bring pleasure to your eye…
Mon 8: Ch 5, Newspeak, pgs 48-63 (15 pgs) Focus Q 9: 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 Link Here 1:03 Andy Griffith and the Patriot Act
Link Here 10:55 "Your Papers Please". Biometrics Clips from ABC News, CNN, etc.
Link Here 3:20 "They'll be Watching You". CNN. Cameras are going up all over New York.
Link Here 3:52 L KPRC Houston Channel 2, Houston Police test a drone plane with a camera to spy on citizens.
RFID Sequence various sources discussing RFID, including two commercial for it.
Government Secrecy Link Here 10:57 C-SPAN the fourth secret session of Congress since 1825.
Link Here 2:03 (unknown source) Congress's inquiry into suspension of the Constitution is blocked.
Link Here 5:23 LINK TV interviews Congressman Dennis Kusinich. The representative speaks out against Congress doing their business in secret sessions.
Detention and Interrogation Link Here 3:57 ABC 4, a local Denver TV Station (skip first 1:30). At least one US government has built a large detention center and tried to keep it secret.
Link Here 6:42 "This is What a Police State Looks Like"
Martial Law Link Here 2:16 "Anyone See This?" RT. Army units deployed to the US.
Link Here 5:19 "What We Choose to Ignore" is a supposed list of documents and how they will remove our civil rights follows the review of questioning of Oliver North.
Focus Q 12: What is the conflict with Julia? How do you predict this relationship will work out?
Thurs 11: Ch 2-3, pgs 117-136 (19 pgs)
Focus Q 13: What do we learn about Julia? What is your reaction to her?
Fri 12: Ch 4, pgs 136-147 (11 pgs) 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 8: 1984 by George Orwell
Mon 15: Ch 5-6, pgs 147-159 (12 pgs) 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 7-8, pgs 160-179 (19 pgs) Focus Q 16: How would you assess O'Brien as a leader?
Week 9: 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?
Writing Strategies process writing language appropriate for purpose and audience revise own writing using proofreading checklist critique own writing for sophisticated sentence structure cite sources using MLA conventions evaluate own writing (review, revise, edit) note taking Grammar Skills grammar and rhetoric mini lessons practice skills for ACT/SAT success Elements of dialogue Parts of speech Grammar Instruction to enrich writing: add detail, style, voice create organizational coherence and flow make writing conventional Additional MDE Grammar Resource "Power of Language" Module (ELA Companion Document)
ACT College Readiness Standards English Analyze text for Topic Development in Terms of Purpose and Focus Organization, Unity, and Coherence Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy Sentence Structure and Formation Conventions of Usage Conventions of Punctuation Reading Analyze text for Main Ideas and Author's Approach Supporting Details Sequential, Comparative, and Cause-Effect Relationships Meanings of Words Generalizations and Conclusions Writing Write text that Expresses Judgments Focuses on the Topic Develops a Position Organizes Ideas Uses Language Effectively - conventions (grammar, usage, mechanics) - vocabulary (precise, varied) - sentence structure variety (vary pace, support meaning)
