Assignments for Wednesday, March 29, Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31

For Wednesday and Thursday, work on the Nineteen Eighty-Four assignment, the STP presentation, or the research paper.

On Friday, turn in the Nineteen Eighty-Four assignment, whether you have class or not.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 22, Thursday, March 23, and Friday, March 24

First, if you missed Monday's or Tuesday's class, watch this TEDx talk by Brene Brown. While watching, pay attention to and reflect on the following: 1) her use of humor, especially self-deprecation, 2) the images and the ways they figuratively reinforce her points, 3) the way she brings together personal, argumentative, and analytical writing, 4) her insight (what is it?).

For Wednesday: Read and annotate pp. 269-308 in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Come prepared to work on the research paper.

For Thursday and Friday: Read and annotate Thomas Pynchon's foreword to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (pp. vii-xxvi). Also, make some progress on either the research paper or the presentation.

Assignment for Friday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 22

For Friday and Monday: In Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, read and annotate pp. 231-269. Come prepared to work on the research paper. You will receive your second draft.

If you missed class on Monday or Tuesday, watch this TEDx talk by Brene Brown. While watching, pay attention to and reflect on the following: 1) her use of humor, especially self-deprecation, 2) the images and the ways they figuratively reinforce her points, 3) the way she brings together personal, argumentative, and analytical writing, 4) her insight (what is it?).

For Tuesday and Wednesday: Read and annotate pp. 269-308 in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Come prepared to work on the research paper.

Assignment for Monday, March 13, and Tuesday, March 14

In Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, read and annotate to pp. 183-230. From pages 188 to 204, the reading can feel slow as it explains many aspects of  Oceania's society. I think it's worthwhile to read it carefully, since this section answers many of your questions about life under the Party. Nevertheless, if you find pages 188 to 204 unbearably slow, you may skim them (notice, I wrote "skim," not "skip") and resume reading carefully at page 204. 

Assignment for Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, read and annotate to p. 183. (We left off on p. 139.)