1984 week 4

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1984 week 4

"Rewriting History"

Today

• Quiz about book 2 chapters 6-10
• Group assignment "rewriting history"

Goals

• You have tested your knowledge on book 2 chapters 2-6
• You have worked together and rewritten history

But first...

How is the reading going?

What are we reading?

Do you have questions?

1. 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.

2. Winston concludes that O‘Brien‘s conversation with him has lasted only a few minutes and could have only one meaning. What is the 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 thought 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.

3. 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

4. Winston believes the proles 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 marry and have children.
4. They are considered superior.

5. 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.

6.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 to wrong faces on them.

7.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

8.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 in Slavery.

9.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

Julia and Winston: "We are ____"

Assignment

1. Make groups of 2-3 (these can be the people you want to do the essay with, or just a partnership for now).
   
2. Each group will pick a news article (see magister for suggestion, free to pick one yourself)
3. You are going to be working at "The Ministry of Truth".
4. Rewrite this news article, change the facts, make it believable.
5. Hand in next lesson! Both original as well as rewritten article