We will return to the end of chapter 8 in part 1, revisiting Winston’s acts of rebellion. Why write in the book? Why purchase the glass paperweight with coral? Why even consider buying the engraving of St. Clement’s? And what do these artifacts have to do with the other from his pocket, the coin with Big Brother’s profile stamped upon it? After a brief discussion, we will return to the shared document, “Oceana and the World of 1984.” And we will close by listening to the first part of chapter 1, part 2.
HW: Read chapter one in part two. How is Winston’s and the dark haired lady’s attempt to romantically connect different from, say, what might happen between two students here at New Trier? Finish your draft of the Oceana paragraph on the shared google doc.

We will begin work on another shared google paragraph, this one on Winston and Julia’s relationship and the nature of love as depicted by Orwell. We will listen to chapter two together.
HW: Read chapter three tonight, pages 112-121.

Returning to the “newspeak” shared sheet, and adding language from your annotations. We listen to chapter four together. How is the paperweight an appropriate metaphor for the relationship between Winston and Julia?
HW: Reading chapter five of part two. How is the growing relationship between Winston and Julia untenable? How is the descriptions of Hate Week and the world of 1984 a confirmation that this relationship will not end well, and that Winston dream of a future live with her is delusional?

Working on chapters six and seven in small groups together.
HW: Complete the study guide for these two chapters on your own tonight, due tomorrow. Also, read chapter eight.

Exploring the text described in chapter eight of part two, “The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism” by Emmanuel Goldstein.
HW: Finish reading chapter nine. It is the longest in the novel!