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1984 (1949)
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George Orwell's 
1984 (1949)

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

DILEMMAS
Vote with your gut:
fast and without thinking about it too much

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Being happy is better than being right.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 3 - Poll

Democracy is just the dictatorship
of the 51 %.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 4 - Poll

In the future, countries on Earth will become...
More and more democratic
More and more dictatorial

Slide 5 - Poll

Fear and punishment work better to influence people's behavior than happiness and rewards.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 6 - Poll

I'd rather have principles and no friends,
than have friends but lie to them about what I really believe.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 7 - Poll

If the government passes a new law with which I vehemently disagree, it is still my duty as a citizen to try to follow that law.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 8 - Poll

In an age of universal deceit (bedrog),
telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 9 - Poll

Strong belief in any one political system means not thinking - not needing to think. It is unconsciousness.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 10 - Poll

The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 11 - Poll

Have you read George Orwell's 1984?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Slide 13 - Video

George Orwell's 1984
- Written in 1948, published in 1949
- Chilling dystopian future
- Warning against totalitarianism of the 1910s-1940s
- One of the most relevant political sci-fi novels ever written
- Let's have a look at what motivated Orwell to write it


Slide 14 - Tekstslide

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Slide 15 - Video

00:26
What does 'prescient' mean?
A
Gevaarlijk
B
Vooruitziend
C
Hoopvol
D
Neerslachtig

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

01:15
'Are given precedence over' means
A
Get to rule over
B
Are there first before
C
Are less important than
D
Are favored over

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

01:41
Why would people be puzzled by Orwell warning of the dangers of collectivism?

Slide 18 - Open vraag

02:26
True or false?
Writing in the 1940s, Orwell thought that it was only a matter of time before the entire world turned collectivist.
A
True
B
False

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

02:37
Match the political terms with the correct definitions.
belief that the economy and society should be run democratically
a small group of people having control of a country or organization
the ownership of land and the means of production by the people or the state
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
Oligarchy
Democratic socialism
Totalitarianism
Collectivism

Slide 20 - Sleepvraag

03:05
Do you think that democratic rights and freedoms would be harder or easier to maintain and defend in a socialist centrally planned economy with a very strong government? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Slide 21 - Open vraag

03:51
Which belong together?
Centrally planned economy
Planned economy + destruction of civil rights
Sparks joy for Orwell
Does not spark joy for Orwell
Social democracy 
Totalitarian collectivism

Slide 22 - Sleepvraag

04:36
People who only want pleasure and comfort in life can very easily be manipulated into fearful subservience under a strong national government.
A
That's what Orwell said
B
That's not what Orwell said

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

05:39
Who's right?
Orwell: totalitarianism works best with an angry government and a fearful populace
Huxley: totalitarianism works best with a distracted, fulfilled and drugged populace
Orwell
Huxley

Slide 24 - Poll

06:23
In what type of society do we live nowadays?
0100

Slide 25 - Poll

06:45
Match the right quote to the right author.
Huxley
Orwell
A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever. 

Slide 26 - Sleepvraag

Slide 27 - Tekstslide

Homework for Friday: read the first 4 chapters of 1984 (pages 1-26). 
In 100+ words, in your Class Notebook, write up your thoughts about it. 
Look for examples of: 

-Totalitarianism/collectivism
-Freedom/unfreedom
-Crime: which crimes does Winston Smith commit? 
-Scene descriptions / setting: 
what do they tell you about what type of future this book unveils?

Slide 28 - Tekstslide

Slide 29 - Video