Below are the questions for Chapters 1 and 2 in case you had issue downloading these questions. Below the questions is the agenda for the day.
Chapter 1
1. What is the caption of the poster on the wall?
2. What are the four branches (ministries) of government and with what are they concerned?
3. How is Winston’s telescreen different from most?
4. What “dangerous “act is Winston about to undertake and what is the possible punishment?
5. Describe Winston’s ability to remember his past. What is the effect of this ability to remember or not remember?
6. Who is the focus of the Two Minutes Hate? What do we learn about him?
7. Oceania (Winston’s country) is presently at war with which country?
8. What kinds of things happen during the Two Minutes Hate?
9. What are the three slogans of the Party?
10. Why does Winston hate the girl behind him, and what does her red sash symbolize?
11. What does Winston write in his diary?
12. What is Thoughtcrime? Who enforces it? What is the usual punishment and what is the specific word usually used to refer to it?
Chapter 2
13. Who are the Parsons? Describe their apartment (flat).
15. Why are they upset?
14. How do the children taunt Winston?
16. How are children indoctrinated into the Party at an early age?
17. What are the sacred principles of INGSOC?
18. What does Winston write about Thoughtcrime in his diary?
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Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2 of 1984
Go over Quiz and discuss the 3 slogans of The Party
Introduction to Linking Verbs (Power Point and list of action verbs) Download State of Being powerpoint List of Action verbshttp://medicine.emory.edu/research/documents/Action%20Verbs.pdf
Grammar Handout: Linking verbs and actions verbs.
Go over 1984 questions from Tuesday.
Read Chapters 5: Read Chapter 5 and Complete Questions Chapter 3 and 4 of 1984
Homework: Complete Questions and Reading. Work in your reader’s journal. |
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