Objective: SWBAT find at least THREE examples of propaganda in the first chapter of “1984” and explain which type of propaganda each of them represents.
Do-Now: How would you feel if you were monitored by cameras 24 hours a day (even in your own home?) What might it feel like to not have any privacy?
Today: 1) Note-taking: Propaganda, Euphemism, Dystopia
Propaganda: information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Euphemism: substituting a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one that is harsh, offensive, or blunt
Dystopia: a society which controls its people in an attempt to create a utopia (a perfect world), resulting in its people being miserable, brainwashed, or oppressed.
2) Class will begin reading Chapter #1 of 1984. How are the maxims presented in the first chapter representative of propaganda?
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3) In groups, finish reading Chapter #1 and complete questions for Chapter #1.
Exit Slip: List THREE examples of propaganda found in Chapter #1.
Homework: Edit/Revise Analytical Essay. Final copy due Monday, December 19
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