Welcome! We've finished exploring Orwell's detailed description of the dystopia headed by Big Brother in Book One of 1984. This week, we'll venture into Book Two and find out how Winston rebels, as well as researching how the United States is currently identifying and prosecuting potential terrorist activities in the present day.
MONDAY: Vocab/reading quiz for 1984, book one. Read and annotate two articles about J.Edgar Hoover's FBI in the United States highlighting what is acceptable and not acceptable in your opinion.
TUESDAY: Discuss FBI articles. Read selections from 1984 Book Two, chapter one and act out two scenes in front of the class.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss 1984 Book Two, read selections from chapter 2.
THURSDAY: Current events day. Read
and annotate article about the recent arrest of Chris Cornell for
plotting a terrorist action within the United States. Use laptops to
research case in greater detail. Post link to articles and the first 2 written out paragraphs of an argument essay about the case to Turnitin.com for Tuesday. HW: Finish post on Turnitin.com for Tuesday.
FRIDAY:
Read and annotate FBI technology article, write outline response and
argument essay defending one of 2 claims: The FBI should use all
available technology to prevent crimes and terrorism, OR The FBI should
have more limits on the technology it uses to prevent crimes and
terrorism (see article for more details). HW: .If
you didn't complete it in class, post link and first two paragraphs
describing
your opinion about the government's role in the Chris Cornell arrest in
Turnitin.com for Tuesday. Also, finish writing out FBI tech article essay response for Monday.
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