You must email these answers to me before May 25th:
Chapters Six and Seven: Marriage and the Proles
These two chapters introduce the reader to the role of love and marriage in the party and to the role of the proles in Oceania society. Read the chapters carefully and answer the following questions in the Free Response box below.
1. What is the purpose of marriage in Oceania?
2. What happened to Winston’s marriage?
3. How does Winston view the proles?
4. How are the proles controlled by the government?
5. Why is it important for the Party to have a class of proles? What functions do they serve?
6. Would you want to be a prole or a member of the outer party?
7. What lies/half-truths does the Party teach about the Proles in history books?
8. What is the story of Aaronson, Jones and Rutherford?
9. Why is this story so meaningful for Winston?
10. What is Winston’s unanswered question?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Extra Credit: Read Chapters Six and Seven and answer the following questions for 100 Extra Credit points.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
EXTRA CREDIT!!!! Create your own History: 100 points!! Must be submitted by May 25th
“Creating New History”
For this Extra Credit assignment, you will re-write a period in history. In the novel 1984, “history is continuously rewritten.” Part of Winston’s job is rewriting history, changing facts, dates, actions, even people. Though it can be debated if the past can be forgotten, can history be rewritten? Should it be?
First, select an important historical event: What exactly happened? What changed? What consequences came from it? What would the world be like today if this change had occurred?
Choose a piece of history that is either important to the community, the nation, or the world. Meaning, it cannot be a personal history, this period of time must have had a major impact on other people. For example, what would the world be like today if the Louisiana Purchase was never purchased? Or JFK was never assassinated? ONCE AN EVENT HAS BEEN SELECTED NO ELSE CAN SELECT THAT TOPIC.
Second, write your own “New History”: How you present your history and/or event is entirely up to you. You must present your ideas in a creative manner. You can present your “new history” by creating a text book page that includes pictures, or describe the facts and information about the event in history or a magazine or newspaper article. Have another idea? Go for it!
Have fun! Be creative! You have the power to alter the history of the world. Post your article here as a comment and email me your creation!
100 Extra Credit point can go a long way!!
For this Extra Credit assignment, you will re-write a period in history. In the novel 1984, “history is continuously rewritten.” Part of Winston’s job is rewriting history, changing facts, dates, actions, even people. Though it can be debated if the past can be forgotten, can history be rewritten? Should it be?
First, select an important historical event: What exactly happened? What changed? What consequences came from it? What would the world be like today if this change had occurred?
Choose a piece of history that is either important to the community, the nation, or the world. Meaning, it cannot be a personal history, this period of time must have had a major impact on other people. For example, what would the world be like today if the Louisiana Purchase was never purchased? Or JFK was never assassinated? ONCE AN EVENT HAS BEEN SELECTED NO ELSE CAN SELECT THAT TOPIC.
Second, write your own “New History”: How you present your history and/or event is entirely up to you. You must present your ideas in a creative manner. You can present your “new history” by creating a text book page that includes pictures, or describe the facts and information about the event in history or a magazine or newspaper article. Have another idea? Go for it!
Have fun! Be creative! You have the power to alter the history of the world. Post your article here as a comment and email me your creation!
100 Extra Credit point can go a long way!!
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