Y5 - 1984 - Lesson 3

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1984

Lesson 4

- Reading Quiz

- Discussion

Reading quiz

Book 2 chapters 1-5

Julia and Winston have physical contact?

1. True
2. False

What color are Julia‘s eyes?

1. Blue
2. Green
3. Brown

Who is older?

1. Julia
2. Winston

What spectacle where Julia and Winston watching when they met at Victory Square?

1. The hanging of war criminals.
2. A passing convoy of Eurasian prisoners.
3. A speech by Big Brother.

What did the note Julia slipped Winston say?

Fill in the correct word. It's the same for both sentences.

Winston: I want everyone to be ______ to the bones.
Julia: Well then, I ought to suit you, dear. I‘m ______ to the bones.

Reading quiz

Book 2 chapters 6-10

O‘Brien first speaks to Winston by commenting on Winston‘s what?

1. Newspeak articles in Times.
2. His fine work at the Ministry.
3. Sightings with Julia.
4. Diary entries

Winston concludes that O‘Brien‘s conversation with him has lasted only a few minutes and could have only one meaning. What is they meaning Winston comes to?

1. O‘Brien in part of the Brotherhood and is trying to recruit him.
2. O‘Brien is a member of the though police and is building a case to arrest him.
3. To give Winston the new tenth-addition of the Newspeak dictionary.
4. O’Brien was letting Winston know where he lives.

What was Winston‘s dream about he discussed with Julia?

1. Him and Julia being caught by Big Brother.
2. Winston's mother.
3. O'Brien.

Winston believes the paroles have stayed human with primitive emotions because of what characteristic?

1. He has seen them cry.
2. They are loyal to one another.
3. They mary and have children.
4. They are considered superior.

What does Winston say he would consider betrayal to Julia if they were caught?

1. She was made to stop loving him.
2. She confessed to everything.
3. They were tortured because of their relationship.

What was wrong with the banners and posters being displayed during the 6th day of Hate Week?

1. They contained multiple spelling and grammatical errors.
2. They were printed in the wrong color.
3. They had the wrong faces on them.

What is the title of Goldstein‘s book Winston is secretly reading?

1. The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism
2. The Theory and Practice of Newspeak and its meaning
3. Ignorance is Strength
4. The History of the World

The war is simply a fact of life that enables the ruling powers to keep the masses ignorant of life in other places—this is the real meaning of what phrase?

1. Ignorance is Strength.
2. War is Peace.
3. Freedom is Slavery.

Who was Winston looking eye to eye at at the the end of Book 2?

1. A member of the Thought Police.
2. A member of the Brotherhood.
3. Julia
4. O'Brien

During the Hate Week mayhem, a man approached Winston and said that he had dropped his _____________?

Discussion (±15min)

- Random groups of 2-3

- Download the article 'Little brother is watching you' from Magister Studiewijzer and read it.

- Answer the questions on the next slide

Read the article from the New York

Times and answer the following questions:

1.    What does Mr. Kirn mean when he says that the invasion of privacy has been “democratized”?
2.    How are today’s communication technologies and communicators different from those Orwell imagined in “1984”?
3.    Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Kirn that the actions of Tyler Clementi’s roommate are “more disturbing” than those of Orwell’s Big Brother?
4.    In what way, according to Mr. Kirn, can the actions of “Little Brother” benefit society?
5.    How has today’s technology blurred the lines between what’s public and what’s private?
6.    What does Mr. Kirn mean when he says modern technology contributes to the fragmentation of society?

Let's discuss

1. What does Mr. Kirn mean when he says that the invasion of privacy has been “democratized”?

Everyone is able to invade their own and another's privacy, rather than a dictator. Every one has the power to do so. Think of Clementi's roommate or the Wii fit girl.

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2. How are today’s communication technologies and communicators different from those Orwell imagined in “1984”?

Telescreens in 1984 are everywhere but you always know where they are (in the corner of the room, in your TV, on the corner of the street, etc.).

Telescreens now are a lot smaller, everyone has one and you never know when one wil pop up to invade your privacy.

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3. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Kirn that the actions of Tyler Clementi’s roommate are “more disturbing” than those of Orwell’s Big Brother?

Student's own answer.

"For Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University student who recently committed suicide after a live-stream video of an intimate encounter of his was played on the Web, Little Brother took the form of a prying roommate with a webcam. The snoop had no discernible agenda other than silly, juvenile troublemaking, which made his actions more disturbing in certain ways than the oppressive prying of a dictatorship. The roommate, it seems, was acting on impulse, at least initially, and his transgression couldn’t be anticipated, let alone defended against. Clementi, unlike Orwell’s Winston Smith, who hid from the telescreens whenever possible and understood that the price of personhood was ceaseless self-censorship and vigilance, had no way of knowing that the walls had eyes. Nor did his unseen observer anticipate the ultimate consequences of his intrusion."

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4. In what way, according to Mr. Kirn, can the actions of “Little Brother” benefit society?

Little Brother does a positive service to society by turning the tables on the state and watching the watchers: Scenes that should not exist are brought to light by those little brothers.

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5. How has today’s technology blurred the lines between what’s public and what’s private?

In the new, chaotic regime of networked lenses and microphones that point every which way and rest in every hand, permitting us to train them on ourselves as easily as we aim them at one another, the private and public realms are so confused that it’s best to treat them as identical. With nowhere to hide, you might as well perform, dispensing with old-fashioned notions of discretion and personal dignity

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6. What does Mr. Kirn mean when he says modern technology contributes to the fragmentation of society?

Everyone is in control and everyone has to to power to disrupt society. It's not that you should be scared of someone high up in the food chain, but of everyone living around you. In the blink of an eye, fame can become infamy and vice versa.

Reading schedule

1-31 January - Get the novel

1 Februari - Start reading

16 Februari - Finish chapters 1-7 (part 1)

31 March - Finish chapters 1-5 (part 2)

14 April - Finish chapters 6-10 (part 2)

12 May - Finish chapters 1 - 6 (part 3)

End of the novel = Start writing your essay