TODAY IN CLASS
1) There will be a test over 1984 on Friday.  There are three things to do tonight as you start to review:

• Consider what YOU think Orwell's greatest point/purpose was in writing 1984.  Don't just blindly follow what some source you've read says.  Make a decision about what seems most important to you, in the early 21st century; that might vary from what most concerned Orwell in the very middle of the 20th century. Write something down in your notes, and provide a couple of text-based reasons so that you'll be able to defend your choice.
• There will be a short writing question on the test that concerns song lyrics.  Review each of the following and decide how/why they are more important to the meaning of the book than merely random words from a song.
• the "bells/churches" song--be sure to know the general content of the verses first introduced as well as the last verse that is not revealed untl later on
• the prole woman's song--mostly in Chapter Two, but occurs in at least a couple of scenes as Winston looks out the window from the room above Mr. Charrington's shop
• the Chestnut Tree Cafe is of course a place where significant action is referred to or takes place in real time throughout the book--but there are also words to a song that includes a "chestnut tree"; find them and reflect on their meaning
• Do you have general unresolved questions about characters/motivation/events/meaning in the novel? Tomorrow would be a good time to ask.

2) The assignment sheet for the Propaganda Project ("One Minute of Hate") was given out and teams formed.  Today's goal was simply to identify the object.  Work time tomorrow and part of the period on Friday.  Presentations will be on Monday.