May 3 ... Brave New World (Chapters 1-8) Test Review Info

We will test tomorrow over Chapters 1-8 of the novel .. you will need to be familiar with the following:

Characters: Bernard Marx, Lenina Crowne, Mustapha Mond, Henry Foster, Helmholtz Watson, the Director of Hatcheries (DHC), Linda, and John the Savage

Other info ...

• Where did Huxley get the title for the novel?
• What events led to the creation of the World State?
• What happens (specifically) at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre?
• What do people do for fun?
• What is the DHC/s dark secret?
• What does the phrase "history is bunk" mean (and who says this)?
• Describe the reservation?  How does Lenina react seeing it for the first time?
• What do John and Bernard have in common?
• Why does John want to go to the "other place"?
• Why does Bernard take John and Linda back with him?
• What happens to people in the World State when they get old?
• What influences John as he grows up on the reservation?

April 19 .. Brave New World Chapter 3-4 Study Questions

I am out today for the area track meet - but you will continue reading Brave New World (Chapters 3-4) and working on the Study Questions. If there are not copies of the questions available, you can find the questions below and answer on your own paper. (And no, you do not have to write the questions).

Brave New World Chapters 3-4 Study Questions 

Chapter 3 

1. Why is it considered a bad idea in this society to allow people to develop games for which no equipment is needed? Name 2-3 game you have played that require no equipment? 

2. What happens on the playground that we would consider morally wrong? 

3. Who is Mustapha Mond? What advice does he give the students? 

4. What does the extended simile on page 34 “he waved his hand…” mean? What does Huxley accomplish by employing this simile? 

5. What does Mustapha Mond have to say about the kind of family life we consider normal? 

6. Who are Lenina Crowne and Fanny Crowne? Why does Fanny criticize Lenina? 

7. According to the Controller, what is the “primal and ultimate need”? What causes a lack of this? 

8. Who is Bernard Marx, and what makes him a “square peg in a round hole”?

9. How does Lenina feel about Bernard? How do the other women regard him? 

10. What has Bernard asked Lenina to do? 

11. What does the name “Savage Reservation” suggest this place would be like? What is it actually? 

12. What is soma? Does it remind you of anything? 

13. Why does Huxley have the Controller say, “suffer the little children”? 

Chapter 4 

14. How does Lenina surprise Bernard? How does she view his reaction? 

15. How is Bernard’s “abnormality” rumored to have happened? What does this remind you of? 

16. How does Huxley use the Red Rocket to satirize the perfection of the new world? 

 17. Who is Helmholtz Watson? What do he and Bernard have in common? 

18. How does Bernard define the “something inside that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out”?  Is Bernard right?

April 16 ... Brave New World ... Reading Schedule and Possible Quiz Dates

Be aware that - much like a college syllabus - these due dates will be maintained regardless of whether you are present in class on a particular day or even if class meets.  You will be expected to have read each assigned portion by the due date and if a quiz is given on a possible quiz date, you will have to take the quiz on that date.  If you miss a quiz, it is your responsibility to ensure that you make arrangements to make it up as soon as possible or it will become a 0.


Chapters 1-2 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 4/17
Quiz 1-2 - 4/18

Chapters 3-4 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 4/20
Quiz 3-4 - 4/23

Chapters 5-6 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 4/25
Quiz 5-6 - 4/26

Chapters 7-8 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 4/30
Quiz 7-8 - 5/1

Chapters 9-11 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 5/3
Quiz 9-11 - 5/4

Chapters 12-13 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 5/8
Quiz 12-13 - 5/9

Chapters 14-16 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 5/11
Quiz 14-16 - 5/14

Chapters 17-18 - Reading and Reading Qs due by 5/17
Quiz 17-18 - 5/18

April 11 ... Brave New World ... Background and Beginning Chapters 1 & 2

***Start thinking about the things that make us "HUMAN"***

Background Information:

Top 10 Things (About BNW) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeEohZA3OGo

Thug Notes: BNW ... (First 1:00 only) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPO3aenqT4o


Read & Listen ... while you work on your reading questions over Chapters 1 & 2.

AudioBook ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4TY4IBIAFc


Quiz over Ch. 1-2 on Monday.  (Possibly).

April 4 ... Happiness Journal

Consider the following quote ...

“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

Write a 200-300 page SHORT journal explaining this quote in your own words and discuss whether Huxley is correct or not (and explain your stance).

Due today. Quiz grade.

April 3 ... Brave New World Prereading Activity

Brave New World - Prereading Activity

Complete the following on your own paper ...

I. Identify if you agree or disagree with a statement and explain your position in a sentence or two. YOU MUST EXPLAIN .. its wrong if you just Agree or Disagree. Have a reason.

1. Birth control should be practiced by all sexually active adults. Agree or Disagree

2. It is the responsibility of the females only to take birth control. Agree or Disagree

3. Birth control should be regulated by the government.Agree or Disagree

4. Sex education should be taught in schools.Agree or Disagree

5. There is too much emphasis placed on sports in this country.Agree or Disagree

6. Only a handful of people in the world make the most important decisions regarding
laws, freedoms, and policy. Agree or Disagree

7. A majority of people in the world have absolutely no power to make important
decisions regarding laws, freedoms, and policy. Agree or Disagree

8. It is possible to climb the socio-economic ladder in America (for example, become
rich even if you were born into poverty). Agree or Disagree

9. The mass media (television/movies, music/radio, books) programs us to feels fear
and bias toward others. Agree or Disagree

10. America is a utopia of freedom and democracy. Agree or Disagree

11. Humans should not be cloned. Agree or Disagree

12. Human organs should not be cloned for implantation. Agree or Disagree

13. Test tube baby conception (joining sperm and egg in a lab) is morally wrong.
Agree or Disagree

14. The mass media (television/movies, music/radio, books) promotes sex.
Agree or Disagree

15. It would be better if young adults had more sexual freedom. Agree or Disagree

16. Science is pushing mankind into dangerous moral territory. Agree or Disagree


II. Define the following terms using Google ...

17. Science Fiction

18. Dystopia

19. Utopia

20. Satire

21. Totalitarian

22. Caste

23. Genetic engineering


III. Describe the following relationships in a brief paragraph.

24. Henry Ford and the Assembly Line

25. Pavlov and  Classical Conditioning

April 2 ... Dystopian Society Journal

1st-4th Periods ... 

Using the information at the following link: 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/1lks-CVrymgSiaCNBjCTAERsxIcZ8McUIJRjgFNhWesNlr6E_2rm_E3d8xFKIvzgFnoCf42VzrN76YfdF/edit

Write a journal describing how either Fahrenheit 451 or The Hunger Games meet the criteria for a Dystopian Society.  Which characteristics do they fulfill and how?  What types of Dystopian Controls do we see in these stories?  How does the main character/protagonist exemplify the Dystopian Protagonist as described in those notes?

Journal response. 300-400 words. Quiz grade. Due today. You may hand write your responses or type then since you’ll need the laptops anyway to access the notes on Dystopian Societies.

March 8 ... 3rd 9 Weeks CBA .. Research Paper Final Drafts ... Pandemonium Ensues

• We have to take our 3rd 9 Week Exams TODAY.

• FINAL DRAFTS will now be submitted electronically to me either today or tomorrow (since you'll lose the period today due to the 3rd 9 Week Exam.
• Even if you shared it with me once already - SHARE it again.  The date and time on the email I receive to show that it has been shared will serve as your official time and date of submission. Anything not turned in by 2:35 tomorrow, Friday 3/8 will be late.

• No phones, computers, or electronic devices of ANY kind during the exam.

March 6 ... Self Check ... Editing/Revising

• Grab a copy of the research paper checklist from the top of the laptop cart
• It is modified from a peer evaluation/editing assignment - so there are some things that are slightly changed or crossed out.  When in doubt, refer to the requirements for our paper.
• It is an optional quiz grade - but you MUST turn in a completed rough draft to receive that grade.  No rough draft, nothing to self-check/edit ... thus, no grade.

• Once you finish the checklist (you have today and tomorrow to work), finish your editing and revising on your rough draft so you are ready to print when we are in the lab on Thursday (3/8) when your paper is due.

• Once you have finished cleaning up your paper, copy and paste your works cited page to the end of the paper (make sure it starts on its own page).  Works Cited do NOT count toward your word count, just FYI.

***Also ... one last time ... the Advisory Passports cannot be used to substitute for the rough draft***

March 5 .. One More Week (and Research Papers are due Thursday!)

The rubric for grading your Final Draft is below - remember it is due on Thursday.

Also ... your notes and sources need to remain in the room starting today to receive a grade.  If you need them to work on your paper outside of class, you need to make sure I am aware of that.

• Rough Drafts are late ... they were due on Friday 3/2
• We will have a revising/editing/MLA checklist activity for you to complete in class tomorrow
• Final Drafts are due on Thursday, 3/8 ... we will be in the lab that day to print them.