Agenda: Friday and Monday

Friday
SSR Sign out 1984 Books Begin 1984 Chapter 1

Wednesday
SSR Finish 1984 Chapter 1 Begin Chapter 2

Read chapter 1 of 1984

Stop 1: Big Brother is Watching You Stop 2: Setting the Scene Stop 3: Party Slogan Stop 4: The diary Stop 5: Society and OBrien Stop 6: Goldstein and the Two Minute Hate Stop 7: Theory on OBrien Stop 8: Down with Big Brother

Warm up
SSR

Friday - Announcements
1984 can be a difficult book. When we stop to

discuss things, make sure you are taking notes. Article #1 is due Tuesday

Monday - Announcements
Your first social issues article is due

tomorrow. Come to class prepared to take great notes. HW: If we do not finish reading chapter 2 in class today, you must finish it for homework tonight.

Chapter One

Stop 1:Big Brother is Watching You

Describe the Big Brother Poster. What does it

look like? Why is it used? Where is it located? Why is it important? Telescreen vs. Television: What is the difference? Description of Winston: Who is he and what does he look like?

Stop 2:Setting the Scene

Describe the setting of the book. What mood

is created through Orwells description of the setting? Breakdown the following quote: You had to live - did live, from habit that became instinct in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and , except in darkness, every movement scrutinized (3).

Stop 3: Party Slogan

Party Slogan: Lets break down the meaning
War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

Four Ministries: What do each of them do?

Ministry of Truth Ministry of Peace Ministry of Love Ministry of Plenty

Stop 4: The Diary

Lets discuss the diary and what it means for

Winston to have it.

What does it mean when Orwell writes, Even

with nothing written in it, it was a compromising possession (6). What is doublethink?

Stop 5: Society and OBrien

What does the diary entry tell us about their

society? Why do the women in society bother Winston the most? Describe OBrien
Why does Winston feel drawn to him?

Stop 6: Goldstein and the Two Minutes Hate

Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?
He was abusing Big Brother, he was denouncing

the dictatorship of the Party, he was demanding the immediate conclusion of peace with Eurasia, he was advocating freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of thought, he was crying hysterically that the Revolution had been betrayed (12).

What is the Two Minutes Hate? Eurasia and Eastasia Thought Police

Stop 7: Theory on OBrien and More of the Two Minutes Hate

Orwells description of the Two Minutes Hate: The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but

that it was impossible to avoid joining in (14). How does Winston feel about Goldstein and Big Brother? Find a quote to support. What is the brotherhood? Who does Winston believe is involved in it? Did Winston imagine his incident with OBrien or it is real? What do you think?

Stop 8: Down with Big Brother

What does it mean when Winston writes

Down with Big Brother? What is Thoughtcrime and how has Winston committed Thoughtcrime? Do you think he will be punished?

1984 CHAPTER 2

Victory Mansions and The Parsons

But, he realized, even in his panic he had not

wanted to smudge the creamy paper by shutting the book while the ink was wet (20).
What does this action tell us about Winston?

Describe Victory Mansions

Is the name for the apartments accurate?

Describe The Parsons Home

How is it different from Winstons home?

How is Tom Parsons different from Winston?

The Children of Oceania

Youre a traitor! yelled the boy. Youre a

thought-criminal! Youre a Eurasian spy! Ill shoot you, Ill vaporized you, Ill send you to the salt mines (23).
How is this ironic?

How do you feel about the fact that kids go to watch hangings for entertainment?

Children of Oceania and Dream about OBrien

child hero was the phrase generally used

had overheard some compromising remark and denounced his parents to the Thought Police (24-25).
Parents live in fear of their children

We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness (25).

How do you feel about Winstons dream about

OBrien? Will it really come true?

The end of the war, rations, and Big Brother

The news reports that then end of the war

could be soon. Do you think that it is? Why or why not? The chocolate rations
Where did Orwell get this idea? Why did he

include it in the novel?

Emphasis of Big Brother

Winston and Thoughtcrime

He was a lonely ghost uttering a truth that

nobody would ever hear (27). He was already dead, he reflected (28). Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death (28).

Response to chapters 1 and 2

Choose one of the following topics to

respond to:
Analyze why Winston is not certain of the exact

date and how a lack of time-keeping reinforces the Partys manipulation of history. Generalize what the film Winston watched says about the Party, how it controls the populace, and how it views its citizens. Formulate what the Partys use of comrade says about its political tendencies and how this places 1984 in a historical context. Assess the role of children in Airstrip One. How are children trained to support the Party?