1984
For what primary reason does Winston fear potential prosecution from the Thought Police?
Writing in a diary/thinking bad thoughts about Big Brother
What term describes the type of language that literary devices fall in?
Figurative language
Given a short introduction about a piece, what technique should you use to help understand the upcoming text?
Making predictions/contextualizing
Where does Winston work?
The Ministry of Truth (bonus points for "Records Dept.")
“I would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.”
simile
When reading a fiction text, what technique can you use to "see" the events of the text unfold?
Visualizing
Which character told Winston "we will meet in the place where there is no darkness"?
O'Brien
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far."
hyperbole
What aspect of reading comprehension can help you best go beyond the text and see similarities with our society or other texts?
Making connections
What is Winston's job?
To rewrite newspapers, books, or any written sources in order to alter history and ensure that the government is always correct
"The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue."
imagery
What technique can you use that involves marking up the text?
annotating
The proles seem to only care about one thing run by Big Brother. What is it?
The lottery
What is a literary "so-what"? bonus 200 pts if you explain how literary devices achieve a so-what
A so-what is what a literary text says about real society. Literary devices are used by the author to make arguments/hide messages that go beyond the text. Lit. devices can be analyzed to generate a so-what.
How many levels of annotating are there?
3