Due Monday November 5th
Minutes: N/A N/a
Reading HW: Ch. 6
HW: Please define sex as a form of romantic expression and compare this definition to how Orwell portrays sex in 1984. Why does Winston have sex with a prostitute? Does he enjoy this sexual encounter? Why or why not?
Due Wednesday November 7th
Minutes: Mo, Michael
Reading HW: Ch. 7
HW: How does Winston view the power of the proles? Consider the "Occupy Wall Street" movement of the past two years. What similarities/differences can you see between the proles and the Occupy protesters?
Due Thursday November 8th
Minutes: Mahdi, Joydeep
Reading HW: Ch. 8, Book 2 Ch. 1
HW: Please read the following article and compare it to a particular quotation found in chapter 8. Please explain your quote selection and how it connects to this article.
Due Friday November 9th
Minutes: Pablo, Daisy
Reading HW: Book 2, Ch. 2 and 3
HW: Let's try to make some direct comparisons between Winston's sexual encounter with the prostitute and his former wife Katherine in Book I Chapter Six and his encounter with Julia in these chapters.
Due Tuesday November 13th
Minutes: Camille, Stepan
Reading HW: Book 2, Ch. 4 and 5
HW: How is the room above Mr. Charrington's shop a kind of respite for Winston and Julia? How does this place fuel Winston's desire for rebellion? How does Julia feel about the Brotherhood? What happens to Syme? What does it mean when Winston calls Julia a rebel from the waist down?
Due Wednesday November 14th
Minutes: Janet, Sean
Reading HW: Book 2, Ch. 6 and 7
HW:
Mr. Ferencz, I did the homework for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday because I thought we were turning it in the day we return to school. Is there anything I could do during those days next week?
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