Creative+Assignment

1984** Pick ten (10) words from the book that are unfamiliar to you. You may use the //vocabulary words// from the reading comprehension questions in each section. Write a paragraph that includes the 10 words in a way that shows that you understand each word’s meaning.
 * __Final Creative Project__
 * __Vocabulary in Context__**

Pick five (5) chapters from the novel and write a summary of each chapter. Be sure to extract the //main idea// from each chapter and include it in your summary.
 * __Main Ideas__**

Create a CD playlist with five (5) songs that //support// one of the themes of 1984 (e.g. totalitarianism, psychological manipulation, the importance of language, information control). For example, my playlist would include “Uprising” by Muse. Click [|here] to see the lyrics.
 * __Supporting Details__**

Create a full-page propaganda ad to be used by the Party. Write a paragraph explaining the design of the poster, the //implied// message of the poster, and why you believe it would be an effective tool of persuasion.
 * __Implied Main Ideas__**

Create a //timeline// of real world events before & after 1949 (the year of publication). Also include a timeline considering which events Orwell drew from for inspiration and which of his predictions came true?
 * __Relationships I__**

Watch the movie “1984” starring John Hurt as Winston Smith. Write a paragraph that //compares and contrasts// the movie and the novel. OR Re-read Winston’s final thought in the novel. Write a paragraph explaining exactly what //caused// Winston to think this.
 * __Relationships II__**

Write a newspaper article from the view of the Party based on one of the events in the novel. Your article can contain only //facts// (i.e. no //opinions//)!
 * __Fact & Opinion__**

Pretend that you are … …Julia and write a letter to Winston, explaining how you felt when you first saw him. …a member of the Thought Police and write a report on one of the characters. …Parsons and write a letter to your children from inside the Ministry of Love.
 * __Inferences__**

Create your own song/rap/poem using the same tone employed by Orwell in “1984.” Your creation should outline events that transpired in the novel. OR Compose a new song for Party members to sing at the Hate Week Rally.
 * __Purpose & Tone__**