1984 Dialectical Journals Part II

Dialectical Journals: 1984 : Part II Directions: You will complete a total of five dialectical journal entries over Part II of 1984. Each entry will be over a specific concept that can be identified within the novel. Your task is to select a quote from anywhere in Part II that demonstrates the specified concept and analyze how it is used to develop meaning within the story. Entry #1: Symbolism Symbols to consider: rat, sash, varicose vein. Symbol: Quote with MLA in-text citation Analysis (Not simply a summary of the quote) The coral paperweight “Like the glass paperweight or Mr. Charrington’s half-remembered rhymes, it belonged to the vanished, romantic past, the olden times as he liked to call it in his secret thoughts”(Orwell. 216). The paperweight reminds Winston of a time long ago, before victory gin, or the party, or Oceania at all. It’s useless, but that’s the entire beauty of it; it reminds Winston of a “romantic” past where there was not a need for functionality in all objects. Like the paperweight, some were just beautiful trinkets. This is Winston’s connection to the past, something he wanted throughout the novel. The past interests and excites him. It is something full of beauty and forbidden to him. With the party constantly vaporizing any connections to the past, Winston’s paperweight is his secret, his way of keeping the past alive and his way of quietly rebelling from the government. Entry #2 & #3: Characterization Complete entries #2 and #3 over how the characters mentioned below are characterized and how they develop meaning within the story.. Character: Julia Quote with MLA in-text citation Analysis (Not simply a summary of the quote) “Actually, I am that sort of girl, to look at…. I was a troop-leader in the Spies. I do voluntary work three evenings a week for the Junior Anti-Sex League. Hours and hours I’ve spent passing their bloody rot all around London…. Always yell with the crowd, that’s what I say. It’s the only way to be safe” (Orwell. 153) This quote shows how clever Julia is, likely more so than Winston, and her belief in self preservation. Though she hates the party and everything it stands for, she acts as an exemplary citizen. She shows up and does everything Oceania expects of an upstanding young comrade. But it’s all a guise, she shows them her “dedication” and they never suspect she would be buying things from the black market or having affairs with other part members. She does all of these things for her country so that they never suspect her hate. O’Brien Entry #4: Theme Refer to your bookmark for thematic conflicts and topics that are developed throughout the text. Thematic conflict/ topic: Quote with MLA in-text citation Analysis (Not simply a summary of the quote) Entry #5: Student Choice Complete your final entry over any of the follow literary elements that can be found in Part II: imagery, foreshadowing, author’s purpose, diction, flashback, irony, setting, or allusion. Lit. Element: Quote with MLA in-text citation Analysis (Not simply a summary of the quote) Question Writing: Write one of each of the following questions over Part II of 1984. ❖ World Connection Question: Write a question connecting the text to the real world Example: If you were given only 24 hours to pack your most precious belongings in a backpack and to get ready to leave your hometown, what might you pack? (After reading the first 30 pages of NIGHT). If you could create the perfect world, what would it be like? What social problems would you attempt to eradicate? How would you do this? What form of government, if any, would your society use? ❖ Close-Ended Question: Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a "correct" answer. Example: What happened to Hester Prynne’s husband that she was left alone in Boston without family? (after the first 4 chapters of THE SCARLET LETTER). What happens that causes Jonas to leave the Community early? ❖ Open-Ended Question: Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof, group discussion, and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question. Example: Why did the Giver opt to remain in the Community rather than leave with Jonas? ❖ Universal Theme/Core Question: Write a question dealing with a theme(s) of the text that will encourage group discussion about the universality of the text. Example: After reading John Gardner's GRENDEL, can you pick out its existential elements? Much of our reading this year will focus on the internal journey – or the individual quest for identity and meaning. How is this theme reflected in the world today? ❖ Literary Analysis Question: Write a question dealing with HOW an author chose to compose a literary piece. How did the author manipulate point of view, characterization, poetic form, archetypal hero patterns, figurative language for example? Example: In MAMA FLORA'S FAMILY, why is it important that the story is told through flashback? In The Giver, why is it important that the story is told through a limited omniscient narrator? How is the diction of ____ passage important to the tone of the section? 1. World Connection Question: 2. Close-Ended Question: 3. Open-Ended Question: 4. Universal Theme/Core Question: 5. Literary Analysis Question: