1984 Newspeak Analysis + Truman Documentary + Evaluation of Truman's Presidency

Today the Eighthies:

• Discussed Newsspeak, as seen in Ch. 1-4 of Orwell's 1984.
• Supplemented the students' analysis with the online Newspeak Dictionary (Thanks, JB!)
• Watched some more of the Truman Documentary: The American Experience we began in class yesterday

Assignments

For Thursday
1. Finish the video Truman Documentary The American Experience.
2. Make a chart evaluating Truman's presidency: 2 columns, one for The Good and one for The Bad.

For Monday- Quiz over next 13 words in Vocabulary - Brief Summary of the Cold War

For Future Reference
PBS-The American Experience - Truman

Ch. Summaries of 1984 + Documentary on McCarthyism + Reading 1984

Today the 8th Graders:

• Wrote summaries from memory of Ch. 1 & 2 of Orwell's 1984
• Discussed McCarthyism
• Viewed the first 17+ minutes of Enemies Within: Joseph McCarthy - 1:32:07
• Began reading Ch. 3 of 1984

Assignment for Monday - Finish reading Ch. 3 of 1984