I HAVE MOVED MOST CLASS INFORMATION TO TEAMS: PLEASE CHECK YOUR CLASS THERE.
Tuesday September 8: Full Distance Learning Periods 5-8
Make sure to Check into Teams at the appropriate time:
WE WILL HAVE A LIVE TEAMS MEETING.
5th Period= 9:10 AM
6th Period= 10:30 AM
8th Period= 12:50 PM
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Novel Notes Expectations |
Monday-Friday August 24-28: We are off to a slow start!
Teams was down over the weekend, and I lost a lot of information. We still haven't seen two full hybrid learning groups in class, and things are getting out of sync. IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN YOUR BOOK YET, COME INTO MY ROOM AT LUNCH AND PICK IT UP. For now. let's start with the letters, and the first novel notes.
1. Letters Due before your next In Person Class for all students (Distance: by end of week)
2. First Novel Notes Assignment Due Friday.
3. Choose a college or scholarship essay this week (Explanation Video will be posted below on Monday afternoon.)
Teams was down over the weekend, and I lost a lot of information. We still haven't seen two full hybrid learning groups in class, and things are getting out of sync. IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN YOUR BOOK YET, COME INTO MY ROOM AT LUNCH AND PICK IT UP. For now. let's start with the letters, and the first novel notes.
1. Letters Due before your next In Person Class for all students (Distance: by end of week)
2. First Novel Notes Assignment Due Friday.
3. Choose a college or scholarship essay this week (Explanation Video will be posted below on Monday afternoon.)
We will start LIVE Classes on ZOOM or TEAMS Meetings on SEPTEMBER 2nd
Doyle Scholarship Prompt: What are your academic and professional goals? How are your experiences, your abilities, and your personality related to these goals?
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Hybrid and Distance Learners: Start with these few videos!
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Distance Learners: Chris has your textbooks in the fishbowl. She is there until 3:00 pm
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1984 Introduction |
1984 Superbowl Ad |
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| History of English Intro |
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1984 Essay and four prompts.
Your Final Essay should be a THEMATIC ANALYSIS. It should:
1. be 2-3 pages long.
2. contain 5 parenthetically cited quotes or references to the text.
3. contain at least one connection to the real world.
4. be organized with a thesis, a body of evidence that proves your thesis, and a conclusion that reinforces your thesis.
5. be free of mechanical and grammatical errors.
Questions:
1. What is Orwell trying to say about love in these chapters? How does this relationship differ from others in the book? How does it differ from a traditional fictional romantic encounter? Analyze how Orwell uses this relationship to make a claim about human relationships in the face of oppression. Include at least two paraphrases and two direct quotations.
2. Write an essay explaining and interpreting Winston’s axiom, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” A successful essay will connect this concept to the government in 1984 AND to the world today. Are we free under these terms? Is there any time that we are not?
Extension: How does this compare to the assertion at the end of Part II, chapter 7 where Winston thinks that, “facts… could be squeezed out of you by torture. But if the object was not to stay alive but to stay human, what difference did it ultimately make? They could not alter your feelings; for that matter, you could not alter them yourself, even if you wanted to.”
3. How does the government in 1984 control its citizens? List and explain at least three examples. Compare these examples to real world population control techniques. Is 1984 a valid warning of how governments can control people, or is it hyperbole?
4. Write a page explaining how the ending of 1984 is different than the hopeful or potentially positive ending of a typical dystopian novel. Why did Orwell decide to end the novel this way? What is he trying to say about human nature?
Your Final Essay should be a THEMATIC ANALYSIS. It should:
1. be 2-3 pages long.
2. contain 5 parenthetically cited quotes or references to the text.
3. contain at least one connection to the real world.
4. be organized with a thesis, a body of evidence that proves your thesis, and a conclusion that reinforces your thesis.
5. be free of mechanical and grammatical errors.
Questions:
1. What is Orwell trying to say about love in these chapters? How does this relationship differ from others in the book? How does it differ from a traditional fictional romantic encounter? Analyze how Orwell uses this relationship to make a claim about human relationships in the face of oppression. Include at least two paraphrases and two direct quotations.
2. Write an essay explaining and interpreting Winston’s axiom, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” A successful essay will connect this concept to the government in 1984 AND to the world today. Are we free under these terms? Is there any time that we are not?
Extension: How does this compare to the assertion at the end of Part II, chapter 7 where Winston thinks that, “facts… could be squeezed out of you by torture. But if the object was not to stay alive but to stay human, what difference did it ultimately make? They could not alter your feelings; for that matter, you could not alter them yourself, even if you wanted to.”
3. How does the government in 1984 control its citizens? List and explain at least three examples. Compare these examples to real world population control techniques. Is 1984 a valid warning of how governments can control people, or is it hyperbole?
4. Write a page explaining how the ending of 1984 is different than the hopeful or potentially positive ending of a typical dystopian novel. Why did Orwell decide to end the novel this way? What is he trying to say about human nature?
Online Resources:
Business Letter Links: The Writing Center and The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue are my favorites, but there are many out there.
MLA or APA: Purdue OWL