1984 Task 2 (20 points, 84+ words due Tuesday, April 8, by 10:00 p.m.)

What do you think of the resolution and conclusion (last 100 pages) of the marvelous 1984? Can you use a metaphor to help you describe how you feel about the resolution and conclusion?

1984 Take-Home Student-Created Quiz (50 points, due Tuesday, April 1, by 10:00 p.m.)

You may post your 1984 Take-Home Student-Created Quiz here for three extra points.

1984 Task 1 Options (20 points, 84+ words due Saturday, March 22, by 10:00 a.m.)

Using 30+ quoted words from George Orwell's 1984 and 84+ words of your own, respond to one of the following options--

Option 1: How has your mind been controlled? Similar to the ways used by the Party of Oceania?

Option 2: In what ways has Winston committed thoughtcrimes so far?

Option 3: What critical reading skills are necessary to understand and analyze this book?

Golding's Thesis

What is William Golding's thesis communicated through Lord of the Flies? What is the main message we are supposed to consider?

Lord of the Flies Task 2

Golding knew Freud's theories very well and incorporated them into his novel. Ralph represents the superego. Jack represents the id. The ego, then, is within the reader's mind. Find and copy text here from the novel that makes these connections between the characters and psychoanalysis. What part(s) show(s) that Ralph is acting like the superego of the collective mindset of the boys? What part(s) show(s) that Jack is acting like the id of the collective mindset of the boys? (One comment here from each of you is due February 14.)

Lord of the Flies Task 1

Golding is considered by many to be a master of prose. He won a Nobel Prize for this book and, because he sold so many copies, lived a more than comfortable life. Show and respond to an example of a masterfully-written section of setting, narrative, or dialogue. An example that helps you feel, visualize, clarify, question, predict, or otherwise be involved with the book. See the first comment--the one I posted--as an example of what to do. And do include page number, as I have done. (One comment here from each of you is due February 14.)

Solutions to complicated problems?

Did Martin Luther King, Jr., make a difference? Certainly some progress has been made. We know there are problems in the United States, but what can be done to solve them? How can poverty be eliminated? Hunger? Racism? Where do the solutions lie--in government policy? In each of our minds? Esperanza is able to examine her neighborhood with a critical, aware, and poetic eye. While reading, we are able to apply this to our lives and capabilities. Consider these websites, then respond: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg1713.cfm

http://www.povertyinamerica.psu.edu/

http://www.soundvision.com/Info/poor/statistics.asp