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This quarter we will begin looking at dystopias, starting with the George Orwell's novel 1984. 


Assignments

March 9-12

Wednesday

Part III Assessment and essay

Thursday

Begin analysis of V for Vendetta

Friday

V for Vendetta analysis

 

March 1-6

Monday

Work on chapter-by-chapter group teaching assignments (chapters 3-6)

Wednesday

Each group presents 20 minute lesson on assigned chapter

Homework:  read appendix and afterward for Thursday

Vocab  quiz #3 on Thursday

Thursday

 Vocab quiz #3

Discuss appendix and afterward

Friday

1984 Jeopardy

Homework:  Prepare for Wednesday’s assessment

 

February 22-26

Monday

Symbolism essay due! 

Part II Quiz and essay

Read to page 239 Part III: chapter 1

Take notes on each character Winston encounters in prison

Wednesday

Vocabulary Assignment due

Discuss Part III: chapters 1

Symbolism poetry assignment

Read chapter 2

Thursday

Vocab quiz #2

Discuss chapter 2

Read Part III chapter 3

Friday

Discuss chapter 3

Read chapter 4

 

February 17-19

Wednesday

Work on paperweight symbolism chart in pairs

Discsuss symbolism essay (due Monday)

Hand out vocabulary list #2 (quiz next Thursday)

Read the rest of Part II for tomorrow

Thursday

Work on Oligarchical Collectivism questions with a partner

Fill in the last paperweight symbolism piece

Friday

Discuss Oligarchical Collectivism and end of Part II using illustrated handout

February 8-12

Monday

Prepare for Wednesday's assessment and essay

Wednesday

1984 Part I Assessment

Read to page 117

Thursday

Read andt take notes on symbolism throughout the rest of the book on the following items:  chocolate, coffee, the place where there is no darkness, the diary, paperweight, Newspeak, Shakespeare, prole prostitute, Katharine, the Golden Country

Friday

Check progress on symbolism notes and discuss

Read to 166 for Wednesday and continue to take notes on symbolism

Ch. 8/9 worksheet due next week Thursday

February 1-5

Monday

Read chapter 5-6 in class

Wednesday

Discuss significant quotations from chapters 1-6

hwk:  read chapter 7

Thursday

Write a 1-2 page response explaining what Winston means when he writes "if there is hope, it lies in the proles" (69)

hwk:  Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz 

Friday

Vocabulary quiz

Discuss reading reponse

Hwk:  read chapter 8

 

January 24-29

Monday

Discuss utopias/dystopias assignment

Wednesday

Read chapters 1-3 of 1984

Thursday

Graded discussion on irony and characterization

Friday

Continue discussion on irony/characterization

Continue reading book in cla

January 19-22

Wednesday

Go to the following website and do some preliminary research on privacy rights for Thursday's class

http://www.privacyrights.org/

http://www.privacyinternational.org/

http://civilliberty.about.com/index.htm?once=true&

http://www.rbs2.com/privacy.htm

http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/05/

http://www.idtsinc.com/

http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/safety/DATesting.asp

 

Assignment:  Choose two of the sites to investigate more thoroughly, and bring 1/2 page of notes for each of those sites to refer to during tomorrow's discussion.  

Thursday

Discuss privacy rights research and how it relates to 1984


Friday

Utopia/Dystopia assignment

 

 

 

 


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