Assignment: Draw a picture of an important scene, or a picture of an image that represents a greater idea in the book. Be sure to include a short-written component explaining why you chose to create your visual representation.
Also, begin thinking about what your analytical essay
Possible things to write about:
-Meaning of the title (as a symbol)
- How people and why people are controlled
- World Stat's motto: Community, Identity, Stability (and how it works in the novel)
- The purposes of the numerous sayings such as "Ending is Better than Mending" (think consumerism)
- Setting as symbol
- The book is a cautionary tale against?
- Soma
- Shakespeare (how he is used/reference and what those references mean)?
- Caste system
- Meaning of John and Lenina's relationship
- FORD
Quotes about FORD
"in this year of stability, A.F. 632" (Ch. 1)
"the time of Our Ford"(Ch. 3)
"You all remember that beautiful saying of Our Ford's: History is bunk." (Ch. 3)
"Ford's in his flivver. All's well with the world." (Ch.3)
"Don't keep his Fordship waiting." (Ch. 3)
"The introduction of Our Ford's first T-model ... [was] chosen as the opening date of the new era." (Ch. 3)
ponder the quotes, and then ask them what on earth all this Ford business is about. You can use the questions below to help guide your discussion if you like.
What do all of these quotes have in common?
Who is Ford? When did he live? What did he do?
What's a flivver, and what do you think that expression means?
What seems to be Ford's significance in this society?
What do you make of phrases like "Our Ford" and "his Fordship"?
Here are a couple of questions you can ask if you need to probe a little further.
If Ford has more or less replaced God in this society, as suggested by the phrases "Our Ford" and "Ford be praised," what qualities, virtues, or morals must this society value most?
Did anyone find out if Ford really claimed that "History is bunk"? What's the story behind that quote? Why do you think Huxley referenced it?
Why couldn't Huxley have chosen someone like Edison, who was credited with numerous technological advances, to be the deity figure of Brave New World?
For an example of an essay go HERE
Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to create a multi-part literary project that details the following items:
The Literature Project
Rationale:
The purpose of this project is to assess your ability to read,
summarize, analyze, and connect pieces of literature as well as assess
your writing skills. This is your chance to show me everything you know
and have learned. This is your chance to dazzle, shine, dance, sing,
shout (during your presentation).
Assignment: You will read A Brave New World. This final project will consist of five parts.
1) A
reading log revealing your engagement with the literature. This part
should be very thorough and should contain all the things listed below.
2) A creative connection
3) A book summary/personal response paper
4) An
analysis focusing primarily on the development of one striking element
in the novel: symbolism, characterization, figurative language, theme,
plot and how that element contributes to the development of the novel’s
overall meaning.
5) A connection—a one page paper connecting the book to a short story or novel read last year by either symbolism or theme.
6) A
presentation (this could be creative—and has to be 3 minutes with
visual aids): this is an overview of your project and your understanding
of the novel.
POINT
VALUES: The analysis is worth 100 points each. The log, creative
connection, personal response, presentation, and connections are worth
50 points each. Therefore, the total point value is 350 points. This
is nearly your entire project grade for the semester.
EXPECTATIONS:
THE
READING LOG: The reading log reveals your engagement with
literature. Furthermore, a detailed reading log will significantly aid
you in the development of the rest of the project. After reading each
chapter, you should write in your log:
n A short synopsis of the action and character development
n Your interpretation of the significant events occurring in the chapter
n Noteworthy figurative language and other literary elements
n Vocabulary—unfamiliar words
Please
note that the copying of Cliff Notes or Internet Sites is
plagiarism. I want only your thoughts, don’t steal. Cheating will
equal a ZERO.
THE CREATIVE PART: Choose one of the three options below:
Take
a minor character and write a 1-2 page monologue / journal entry about
what they think of the situation / action / motivations in the book so
far.
Draw
a picture (or some sort of visual representation) drawing from the
reading. Be sure to include a written component explaining why you chose
to create your visual representation.
Book
Review/ Personal Response: Give a detailed summary of the book. What
did you like? What did you not like? Would you recommend this book to a
friend? Why or why not?
THE
LITERARY ANALYSIS: Choose one literary element of the book and develop a
thesis around it. Back up your thesis statements with proof from the
text. This paper should be at least 3 pages.
THE
CONNECTION: 1-2 pages connecting the novel to a short story read in
class. You may focus on theme, characterization (think dynamic), or
figurative language.
THE PRESENTATION: 3 minutes—this should be an overview of your project and what you learned. It should include a visual aid.
