Virtual Monday/Tuesday, November 30th/December 1st

1. Small group discussions of chapters 1-5(ish) Brave New World. 

• Beginning on page 34, Huxley juxtaposes scenes between the Director and his students with scenes between Henry Foster and Bernard Marx and scenes of a discussion between Fanny and Lenina Crowne. What is happening in each of these three vignettes? What effect does the juxtaposition of the scenes create? (pages 47-49 REALLY demonstrate this). 
• In chapter 2, explain how Huxley develops the motif of Henry Ford as a God figure. 
• In chapter 3, explain the allegory that the Director makes using water under pressure in a pipe. How does it illustrate the danger of monogamy or other exclusive relationships? According to the Director, why does promiscuity lead to stability? 
• In chapter 5, Huxley uses alliteration to describe Lenina’s childhood discovery of the hypnopædia devices. Examine the structure of this passage. What makes Huxley’s use of language especially effective? How does hypnopædia help condition people to be happy? What details suggest that it is not completely effective? 
• Why doesn’t the Director approve of Bernard traveling to the Savage Reservation? What happened to him when he visited the reservation in his youth? 

TERMS TO KNOW: 

Juxtaposition: the placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences.

Motif: a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a literary work. Sometimes, a motif is a recurring image. Other times, it’s a repeated word, phrase, or topic expressed in language. A motif can be a recurring situation or action.

Allegory:  a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative. 

Alliteration: a literary technique when two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound

2. Dystopian Genre review- Definition. Characteristics

Dystopia: A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and
the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic,
technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated
worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or
political system.

Characteristics of a Dystopian Society

• Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.

• Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.

• A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.

• Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.

• Citizens have a fear of the outside world.

• Citizens live in a dehumanized state.

• The natural world is banished and distrusted.

• Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality

3. Complete the Dystopian Fiction Chart- Dystopian Fiction- BNW Chart.  Complete by class on Thursday/Friday.  This will be the focus of discussion in class. 

4. noredink.com. Commas, C/S, Fragments, Complex Sentence Punctuation practice. (Links in Schoology folder).  Have assignment completed by Sunday, December 6th (11:59 pm). 

5. POST-CLASS DISCUSSION- Schoology. Complete by the end of the day you have class. Will lock by end of the day. 

Brave New World Reading Schedule: 

Chapters 7-8: Wednesday, December 3rd

Chapters 9-12:  Monday, December 7th

Chapters 13-16: Friday, December 11th

Chapters 17-Finish the book: Wednesday, December 16th