All work for this 1984 Webquest is to be submitted to the teacher by the end of class today on paper - please do not post the 1984 webquest to your blog.
1. Watch this:
a. What are three or four things you HAVE to do if you are a citizen in 1984?
b. Who is the main character?
c. What kind of life does he lead?
d. What are two other characters mentioned in the novel or video?
e. What does the government really want in this novel?
2. Get to a discussion group or a forum on 1984 – click and paste 10 questions people have ask about this novel that mean something to you:
3. Watch the Apple Macintosh 1984 video on YouTube:
Why, do you think, this commercial has been voted the best commercial several times since being aired?
4. What kind of guy was George Orwell? (Please do not click and paste the Wikipedia or some other biography of him; perhaps read the Wikipedia biography and give me YOUR impression of him.)
5. After watching the Spark Notes video and the Apple Mac commercial, what kinds of connections can you make to Animal Farm, the novel we just finished reading?
SECOND ASSIGNMENT
AFTER FINISHING THE WEBQUEST ON PAPER, LOOK FOR A POET FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THAT BEGINS ON MONDAY NOV 14TH.
THIRD ASSSIGNMENT
Take a look at the 1984 Unit outline and start/ do a blog post for the Blended section of the novel study.
A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.
ReplyDelete"Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday." Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager.
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Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral. The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.
She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral." She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?"
The bank manager looks back at her and says..."It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."
hi sir, i was sick yesterday and i got the yellow sheet but very confused by it, can you go over it with me tomorow
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Done and done!
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