First Quarter Review English2, HuckabeeClassroom.com,1984, Animal Farm, George Orwell, Aristotle, Propaganda

1. Animal Farm
1984
Aristotle

2.  George Orwell – author of Animal Farm and 1984
 Eric Arthur Blair is his real name. George Orwell
is his pseudonym.
 British author
 Animal Farm: Why did he write it?
 He saw a horse being whipped, he thought that
men exploit animals in much the same way as
the rich exploit their workers.
 He became interested in human nature and how
revolutionary leaders can sometimes turn out to
be worse than the people they overthrow.

3.  Allegory:
◦ Story on two different levels
◦ Dr. Suess
 Parody:
◦ for fun
 Satire
◦ for change
 Fable
◦ Animals with human characteristics
◦ A clear setting or situation
◦ A problem or dilemma, usually caused by a character
trait of weakness
◦ A resolution
◦ A clear moral lesson

4.  Utopia vs. Dystopia – Know the differences
 In which year did Orwell write 1984?
 Where does the novel take place?
◦ Oceania, London, Airstrip One
 What are the other countries that exist in the
novel?
◦ Eastasia, Eurasia
 What are the 3 slogans of the Party?
◦ War is peace
◦ Freedom is slavery
◦ Ignorance is strength
 How are they paradoxes? What makes a paradox
different from a contradiction?

5.  What are the four ministries of Oceania?
◦ Ministry of Truth
◦ Ministry of Peace
◦ Ministry of Plenty
◦ Ministry of Love
 In what way is each ministry ironic in its
purpose and function?

6.  Telescreen
 Thought police
 Two Minutes Hate
 Big Brother
 The Brotherhood
 Newspeak
 Ingsoc
 Inner Party
 Outer Party
 Proles
 Doublethink
 Vaporize
 Airstrip One

7.  Winston Smith
 Syme
 Big Brother
 Mr. Charrington
 Goldstein
 Katherine
 O’Brien
 Julia
 Mrs. Parsons

8.  What crime did Winston commit that he knew
would lead to the Thought Police getting him?
◦ He wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER again and again

9. How are these relationships ironic?
 Parent/Child - Parson Family
 Husband/Wife – Winston and Katherine
Doublespeak:
 Be able to share examples of Doublespeak
and what they really mean. Explain why
Doublespeak is used in our world today.
◦ For example:
 Front-leaning rest exercises=Push ups
 Adult Correctional Institution=Prison
 Guest-relation facility=Restroom

10.  How does the setting of 1984 contribute to
the mood of the novel?
◦ Think about Winston’s apartment, his workplace,
the descriptions of the city.

11. Be able to identify if certain elements from the story as
foreshadowing, irony, paradox, symbol, flashback, or satire.
 Which of these is Big Brother?
 Which element would you use to identify the three slogans of
the party?
 When Winston talks about his parents, this is an example of
what?
 When Parson says to Winston that the Ministry of Plenty has
done very well and then asks to borrow a razor blade because
they can’t be found anywhere, this is an example of what?
 When Winston describes the typical Party member as a bug
with unflattering characteristics, this is an example of what?
 When Winston says that it is useless to destroy the diary
because the Thought Police will get him eventually, this is an
example of what?

12.  Rhetoric
◦ The art of speaking
or writing effectively
◦ Aristotle: 384-322
BC
 Author of systems of
thought we still use
today in Western
Civilization
◦ Ethos
◦ Logos
◦ Pathos
 Techniques
◦ Name-calling
◦ Glittering
Generalities
◦ Transfer
◦ Testimonial
◦ Plain Folks
◦ Card Stacking
◦ Band Wagon
◦ Fear

13.  Study guide
completed through
Part 2, Chapter 8
for points on the
test.