Sunday Post September 7th IB SL 1

English IB SL 1 Mrs. Metaxas Sunday Post Week Sept 7th  https://sites.google.com/a/mynbps.org/metaxas-english-class-page/home  http://ibsl1class.blogspot.com Essential Questions: How have communication technologies — including Facebook, Twitter, cellphones, smartphones and Web cams — changed our culture? How are the themes explored in the book commenting on the human condition? How might you evaluate the narrative techniques used in the novel?
Day	In Class Work	Homework Assignment
Monday	Looking at PSAT strategies and vocabulary. Intro to interactive vocab site.	Vocab creative essays submitted today! -Reading Book One Chapter 1 pp. 1-20 George Orwell’s 1984 for Thursday. -Read word doc Autobiography on Orwell  by Thursday.
Tuesday/Wednesday	Completion of analysis of Woman at Point Zero and in class writing assessment.	Print and Read this article and annotate; b e prepared to summarize in Thursday’s class.
Thursday	Introduction to George Orwell’s “1984” Comparing Orwell’s vision 1984 to 2014.Connotations of words: Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Memory hole, Orwellian.	Work on vocabulary site 20 minutes for homework. - Read this link for tomorrow, print and annotate; be prepared to discuss.
Friday	Winston as Narrator and looking at key quotes and passages.	Work on vocabulary site 20 minutes independently.