English 10 Week 12
Monday, November 23
- Entrance slip: what is propaganda?
- Finish watching The Wave
- Discuss the movie — what are the mechanisms of control?
- 1984 powerpoint — Take notes on setting and characters
- Check out 1984 books
- Distribute chapter 1 study guides
- Audio link for the book: 1984 Audio Book
- Time at the end of the hour to read and work on study guide
Homework: Chapter 1 (pages 1-20) and the chapter 1 study guide (minus vocab) are due tomorrow!!
Vocab for chapter 1 is due on Wednesday
Tuesday, November 24
- Study guides for chapter one are due today
- Any questions/concerns/comments about last night's reading assignment?
- Discuss Edward Snowden and the NSA
- Watch a video about Edward Snowden and NSA surveillance
- What connections can we make between the NSA and the book?
Homework: read chapters 2 and 3 (pages 20-37) and do the study guide for those chapters for tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 25
- Lecture — Doublespeak
- Read and work on study guide
Homework: read chapters 4 and 5 (pages 37-63) and do the study guide for Monday!
November 26-27
NO SCHOOL — THANKSGIVING BREAK