Agenda:Tuesday and W ednesday

Tuesday
SSR
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

W arm up
SSR

Tuesday -Announcem ents

1984 can be a difficult book. When

we stop to discuss things, make sure

you are taking notes.
The first draft of your annotated
bibliography is due Friday. Make sure
to share it with me.

W ednesday -Announcem ents

Annotated Bibliography rough drafts

due Friday
Chapters 3 and 4 of 1984 due by

Tuesday

Chapter O ne

Stop 1:Big Brother is W atching

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

Stop 4:The D iary

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 O Brien

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:G oldstein and the Tw o

M inutes H ate
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 O Brien and

M ore ofthe Tw o M inutes H ate
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:D ow n w ith 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 C H A P TER 2

Victory M ansions 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

The Children ofO ceania

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 ofO ceania and D ream about O Brien

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 ofthe w ar,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

W inston and Thoughtcrim e

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?