TODAY IN CLASS

• All classes turned in the Chapter Three study guide.
• 1st/3rd wrote the short responses to the 1984 Apple ad based on 1984 (5th had done that on Wednesday)
• Students then worked on responding to the claims in the Anticipation Guide according to the world of 1984; statements 1-5, 7, and 9 were included in this assignment.  Working individually, in pairs, or threes, the task was to provide evidence from Orwell's book to show the "truth value" of each claim.  In some cases, several short examples would be best; in others, the example might be complicated enough that one significant incident would be sufficient.  The point of view should be "the party"--but where there are distinctions (Winston's doubts; the proles' lack of concern) they should be mentioned as qualifications. If you were in class, then you've done this.  IF YOU WERE ABSENT today, you will need to complete this assignment on your own. Write neatly in ink or type. You should still have the hand-out from a couple of weeks ago; you were asked to keep it because we would use it later. 

FOR TOMORROW

Current events, just FYI: check out these articles on the man with local ties recently sentenced to 15 years in a North Korean labor camp:

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-sentences-american-15-hard-labor-022806263.html

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-sentences-american-15-years-labor-035931247.html

For a writing assignment:  It will be enough to read the article and work on the summary portion for tomorrow; the complete assignment is not due until Sunday night (via www.turnitin.com).

1) Look briefly at both of these:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-north-korea-the-news-agency-is-the-weapon-of-choice/2013/04/28/88f3003e-aff2-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wpmk=MK0000200
(longer but more interesting)

http://news.yahoo.com/pyongyang-glitters-rest-nkorea-still-dark-014946168.html
(shorter but the implications are harder to dig out)

2) Choose ONE to read carefully.  You would be wise to print it out, because the writing assignment will be much easier to do if you have something to look at.

3) The following assignment needs to be done the computer because you will submit it to www.turnitin.com only--no hard copies at all.  You should get going on it tonight, but it is not "due" until Sunday night.  Yes, Sunday night.  I am not telling you to work on Sunday.  Finish it tonight.  Or on Friday.  Or on Saturday.

A) SUMMARIZE the article you have selected.  Do a word count.  You have a 150-word limit on the first article, and only 100 words for the second article.  You must give balanced coverage to the entire article.

B) This section is divided into two parts, and you need to respond to both, no matter which article you selected.

Question 1--Explain what aspects of the situation described in the article are the result of a totalitarian government. Do not just bullet this information.  Organize it in such a way that we see what aspects of government are involved.

Question 2--Explain how the material in the story reflects an oligarchy.