11. Part II chapter X

• Engels
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Goals for today 

Feedback on the play 

Information regarding the upcoming summative 

Planning and writing a short comparative response 

The ideas in Goldstein's book 

power, torture and manipulation in Part III 

Rate the word 1 to 4

1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before. 

2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means. 

3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech. 

4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech. 

Diatribe 

Word of the day

Diatribe (n) - an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticises something or someone

Write three synonyms for the word diatribe 

Senator Arbuckle launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.

tirade, denunciation, invective, castigation, onslaught, verbal abuse

Summative on 5th June 

Wednesday 5th June 90 minute summative assessment

1. Extract from "Emmanuel Goldstein's book" 

2. Global issue in which you will be asked how the passage and the novel as a whole illuminates and discusses this issue. 

3. You will write a 5 paragraph persuasive, analytical response to the extract and the global issue. Two paragraphs focused on the passage and one focused on the novel as a whole. 

5 lessons completing the novel and reflecting on some major themes and concepts & 5 lessons formative preparation. (Watching the film 2.5 lessons before or after the summative) 

Concepts HL language and literature 

Concepts we generated:

Control, Rebellion, love, totalitarianism, sex

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THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM

BY 

EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN 

Answer these questions for chapter IX

1. Why does Orwell include detailed passages from Goldstein’s Book in 1984? 
2. What is the purpose of war in the world of 1984? What is not the purpose? 
3.  Notice that Orwell includes the first paragraph of Chapter 1 of “The Book” and then again later in the chapter. Why might Orwell repeat this section in that way (for what purpose)?
4. What three classes of people have always existed? To what extent have they changed?
5. What are the four ways an elite group falls from power?  
6. What is 'doublethink' and what is its purpose to the ruling class?
7. Why is the mutability (look it up!) of the past important to the ruling class? 

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War is peace - what is the role of war in 1984? 

• "It is impossible for it to be decisive" 
  
• "war is for labour power" 
  
• "The primary aim modern warfare...is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living." 
  
• "an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction-indeed, in some sense was the destruction - of a hierarchical society." 
  
• "In the long run a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance." 
  
• " A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war... War is Peace

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Ignorance is Strength - what is the role of disinformation and control in 1984? 

•  " human equality was no longer an ideal to be striven after, but a danger to be averted." 
• With the development of television... made it possible to receive and transmit simultaneously." 
• "In Oceania there is no law" 
• " The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc." 
• Doublethink  = "To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient" 

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The ministries 

The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war. 

The Ministry of Truth concerns itself with lies. 

The Ministry of Love concerns itself with torture 

The Ministry of Plenty concerns itself with starvation. 

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The Cold War 

Orwell himself coined the phrase "Cold War" in an essay "You and the Atom Bomb" published in the Tribune magazine on 19 October 1945

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"The effect was to convince the ruling groups of all countries that a few more atomic bombs would mean the end of organised society, and hence of their own power. Thereafter, although no formal agreement was ever made or hinted at, no more bombs were dropped. All three powers merely continue to produce atomic bombs and store them" from 1984 

Read the article about North Korea 

1. What is the central idea of the article (articulated in one sentence)? 

2. How does the first paragraph contribute to the central idea of the article? 

3. Quote a sentence that best describes the relationship between North Korean citizens and their government. 

4.Why does the North Korean government punish political deviants? 

5. Quote a detail from the text that best describes how the North Korean government spreads its ideology. 

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Possible ideas for answers 

1. North Korea is an oppressive state that seeks to create unity by controlling its citizens actions at all times. 
   
2. The author provides an example of the power that the North Korean government has over citizens. 
   
3. "Because of its desire for ideological unity among all citizens, the North Korean government has an iron grip over the daily lives of its citizens." (paragraph 6) 
   
4. North Korea punishes those who disagree with their political ideology because they might undermine their principles. 
   
5. "From dawn to dusk, and from birth to death, the Korean people structure their lives around loyalty to the nation and to the Kims." (paragraph 6)
   

Discuss in your group your ideas on these questions

• Why do the North Korean citizens not rise up and overthrow their government? 
  
• How does the North Korean government resist change ?
  
• The goal of communism in theory is to create a state that is so equal,  that it does not require a government. Why do you think the Kim dynasty, and other communist countries, fail to achieve and pursue this goal?
  
• How does power corrupt? 
  

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Plan a comparative 

Discuss the similarities and differences between the social structure and political ideas of North Korea and those as outlined in Goldstein's book. 

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North Korea	Society of 1984
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AWL

Write your comparative - two paragraphs (similarities and differences)

Discuss the similarities and differences between the social structure and political ideas of North Korea and those as outlined in 'Goldstein's book'. 

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