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Name:C.P. Eng. II (Murphy/Pavlisin)2/7/12
1984 Unit Plan
Goals--students will:
-Learn about social and historical context and importance of the novel
-Read 1984 actively
-Work with vocabulary words from and related to the text of 1984
-Identify literary techniques in the novel and recognize how they serve Orwell’s purposes
-Analyze the continuing relevance of 1984
-Identify and explain the types and goals of propaganda in 1984
-Participate in discussions of 1984
Thematic Essential Questions:
-What obligations do people have to one another in a society?
-What should a government do for its people?
-What is good government? Bad government?
-What defines freedom?
-What constitutes absolute power?
-What means do people use to persuade one another?
-Do we have a right to privacy? To what ends?
-What would an ideal society look like?
-What is propaganda?
-Is propaganda bad?
-What are the techniques of propaganda?
-How should we respond to propaganda?
Comp. 8: (see unit schedule on next page for due dates):
Write a definition essay of at least two and one-half pages that defines one of the following rhetorical devices by illustrating its various manifestations in 1984.
-propaganda
-dystopia
-ethos
-logos
-pathos
Comp. 9: for comp. 9, students will have the choice of writing a literary analysis of 1984 that responds to one of the following prompts or a response to Persepolis, which we will be reading after Spring Break.
1. What does George Orwell ultimately suggest about the nature of language?
2. Compare and contrast Winston’s methods of rebellion with Julia’s.
3. 1984 presents a nightmare vision of a surveillance culture, yet we live in a culture in which people are increasingly choosing to make their personal information public on the internet. Does 1984 represent a valid warning against such behaviors? Why or why not?
4. Analyze George Orwell’s development of one prominent theme in 1984.
Day/Date / Reading / Major ItemsTues., 2/7 / Distribute unit plan, intro to Orwell and dystopian fiction, activity regarding prior knowledge related to 1984
Wed., 2/8 / Begin reading 1984 / Intro. to 1984 vocab. list 1
Thurs., 2/9 / Continue reading 1.I
Fri., 2/10 / Due: Finish reading 1.I (to page 20) / Independent reading day
Mon., 2/13 / Due: Read 1.II (20-29) / Due: Visual depiction of something in 1.I or 1.II
Quiz on 1.I and 1.II
Tues., 2/14 / Due: Read 1.III-IV (29-48) / Final draft of Comp. 7 due for students who conferenced last week
-Schoology theme activity
Wed., 2/15 / Due: Read 1.V (48-63)
Thurs., 2/16 / Due: 1.VI-VII (63-81) / 1984 vocab. quiz 1
Independent reading day (1984 or IRA book)
Fri., 2/17 / NO SCHOOL
Mon., 2/20 / NO SCHOOL
Tues., 2/21 / Due: 1.VIII (81-104)
Wed., 2/22 / Read 2.I (105-117) / -Intro. to 1984 vocab. list 2
Thurs., 2/23 / Due: Read 2.II-III (117-127) / -Rough draft of Comp. 8 due for students who are writing jjhhh essay about dystopia or propaganda
-Begin conference 8
Fri., 2/24 / Due: 2.IV (127-147) / Independent reading day
Mon., 2/27 / Read 2.V (147-156)
Tues., 2/28 / Due: 2.VI-VIII (157-179)
Wed., 2/29 / Due: Read 2.IX-X (179-224) (Read summary handout instead of 185-216 if you prefer)
Thurs., 3/1 / Due: 3.I (224-239) / 1984 vocab. quiz 2
Fri., 3/2 / Independent reading day
Rough draft of Comp. 8 due for students who are writing definition essay about ethos, logos, or pathos
Mon., 3/5 / Due: 3.II (239-260)
Tues., 3/6 / 3.III (260-274)
Wed., 3/7 / 3.IV (274-282)
Thurs., 3/8 / Due: 3.V-VI (282-297) / Graded discussion of 1984
Fri., 3/9 / Independent reading/work day
Mon., 3/12 / Comp. 9 prewriting check
Tues., 3/13 / Test on 1984
Comp. 8 final draft due for students who conferenced last week
Wed., 3/14 / Comp. 9 rough draft due for students who did not have a final draft of comp. 8 due yesterday
Thurs., 3/15 / NO CLASSES / Vietnam Day
Fri., 3/16 / NO SCHOOL / First day of Spring Break
Mon., 3/26 / Begin Satire Unit
Tues., 3/27 / Comp. 9 rough draft due for students who students who did not have it due before Spring Break
Unit Calendar