Bridge to College 3 rd Block

What do you know about the novel 1984 and the author George Orwell? Have you heard the word “Orwellian”? What do you think that means? What do you know about these three types of government: Authoritarian, Totalitarian, Oligarchical Collectivism?

Introduction to the novel:

Read the handout and respond to the quickwrite in your notebook.

1.Write your own definition of what the word “Orwellian means to you. 2. Does the word apply to our society today? 3. Can you think of a situation that has recently occurred in the US that might be considered Orwellian? 4. When could Orwellian --- the government’s involvement in the lives of its people---be a good thing?

Make a Prediction/Asking Questions Write a paragraph describing the world of the book, the viewpoint of character, Winston Smith, and your thoughts about what you think will happen to him.

Activity - Fun with Doublethink Big Brother, the government of Oceania, attempts to control the ideas of the population by introducing an invented language, “Newspeak”. Newspeak is a simplified version of “Oldspeak” or English. The grammar and rules of Newspeak are described in an appendix to the novel (which is your assigned reading on 3/24, but a few words are introduced early in the book. Ingsoc – “English Socialism,” the national ideology of Oceania. Doublethink – The ability to believe two contradictory ideas at once. “War is peace” and Freedom is slavery” are two examples. Doublethink is necessary for life in Oceania. Thoughtcrime – Thinking thoughts that are against the party or that question party policies or actions. Thinking “Down with Big Brother” is an example. The Thought Police monitor everyone to detect possible thoughtcrime

ExampleWhat it means “Don’t ask, don’t tell” “No child left behind”

Take out your novel and reading schedule. You will have 20 minutes to complete this task. Using your novel answer the following questions 9 and 10. Your answers need to be: well-developed that incorporate question elements into the response. Use evidence from the novel reading. You should have marked the pages while you were reading.

Take notes Power point Practice - Green Language book (604) Exercise

Activity – Fun with Thoughtcrime Do you ever find yourself thinking thoughts that are against the organization or activity you are participating in? In 1984, thinking thoughts against Big Brother is called “thoughtcrime”. Think of an organization you belong to or are familiar with. What would be examples of thoughtcrime for that organization? Write down some examples

Watch the video &mid=D7E A1FADCE72D7E A1FADCE72&FORM=VIRE What is your first response? What did you see?

The novel begins with Winston arriving at his apartment and beginning to write in his diary. Then it shifts to events that happened earlier in the morning and describes the “Two minutes Hate”. Throughout the novel, Orwell shifts back and forth in time, sometimes describing dreams or memories. What is the effect of this time shifting on the reader? Does it help keep us engaged, or does it confuse us? Why does Orwell do it?

The first part of a novel should do at least three things: Setting of the novel. Establish the setting of the action using details from your reading Characters of the novel. Viewpoint of the characters, personality, role or job, strength and weaknesses Plot. Set the action Theme. Some of the themes/big ideas of the novel are developing In a well-developed paragraph summarize Section One reading (at this point). Incorporate as many of the above elements that lead to the overall theme of the novel.

Read the article. What words do you see that can be attributed to the novel 1984/ Who do you agree with? ACLU? Mayor Greg Nickels? In a well-developed argumentative paragraph explain your position. Support it with evidence from the article and novel