English 12
1984
1. "Newspeak" quiz.
2. Discuss Chapter 1 (handout) *Answer, in point form, "Questions for the first 20 pages"; be prepared to discuss tomorrow*
3. Book 1 Study Guide questions.
4. Homework: Read Chapter 2.
*Please return Hamlet books*

Points to consider:
- the power of the Party is inescapable; the mustachioed face has a calming, hypnotic effect on the people; it is just as Winston reads in Goldstein's The Theory of Oligarchic Collectivism: "[Big Brother's]function is to act as a focusing point for love, fear and reverence, emotions which are more easily felt toward an individual than towards an organization."
- Anyone who thinks subversive thoughts can be turned in by spies or by Big Brother, who monitors them through highly sensitive, two-way telescreens. For instance, if someone does not have the proper facial expression, they are considered guilty of Facecrime, therefore, all emotions must be carefully guarded.Winston fears he will commit Thoughtcrime by being overheard talking in his sleep.
- Totalitarian Oceania: it seems as if everyone is devoted to Big Brother and believes everything the
government tells them. However, in analyzing Winston’s thoughts, all is not as it seems. Some secretly feel and believe differently from how they behave; but they must be careful not to betray themselves.
- the Party is in control of all information and revises history, even yesterday’s history, to reflect their current version of events. Winston 's job in the inaccurately named Ministry of Truth is to change the records of history, but he cannot ignore what he remembers: Oceania was at war with Eurasia and allied with Eastasia yesterday, and not vice versa

English 11 (2)
The Crucible.
1. "Half-Hanged Mary" quiz.
*Please return The Crucible books*

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Milton paragraphs due tomorrow.
2. Introduction (debate).
3. Books distributed.
*Please return Macbeth books*