14. Newspeak appendix

• Engels
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Goals for today 

Summative information and date reminder 

Newspeak 

Catch-up materials Part I 

Preparing your presentation - 29th Sept 

Rate the word 1 to 4

1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before. 

2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means. 

3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech. 

4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech. 

Belligerent 

Word of the day

Belligerent (adj) - eager to fight or argue

Are there character(s) that we have met in our literary explorations that you could describe as belligerent? 

She was so belligerent that I gave up trying to explain.

HLE Assessprep final version 

The final version will be written in Assessprep on:

Wednesday 30th Sept periods 1 & 2 

Monday 5th Oct periods 1 & 2 

Tuesday 6th Oct period 9

You may have handwritten notes and/or (limited) printed out notes. These will be checked

Notes prepared in class & the work (secondary sources) can be brought

29th September presentation chapter Part III to this class 

Summative assessment 

Paper 1 type assessment 

2 non-fiction extracts of which you choose one 

7th October lesson 1 & 2 

70 minutes + 18 minutes extra time 

Respond to the guiding question 

Introduction, three body paragraphs and conclusion 

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2005 Satire

Concepts HL language and literature Nineteen Eighty-Four

Concepts explored in the novel:  

Control, Rebellion, love, politics, sex 

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Concepts HL language and literature 

Some concepts in 1984:

Control, Rebellion, love, totalitarianism, sex

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Newspeak 

How does Newspeak enable the Party to control thought and limit emotion? 

 How important is Newspeak in the plan for perpetual Party power?

"Politics and the English Language"

Read the essay "Politics and the English Language" which is in MB files (1984)

1. What is Orwell's opinion on language? 

2. What are the six 'rules' that Orwell abides by according to this text? 

Orwell's opinion on language 

It is easier to think with poor English because the language is in decline. And as the language declines, "foolish" thoughts become even easier, reinforcing the original cause. " Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. " –George Orwell

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Orwell's opinion on language 

Orwell‘s Six Rules from "Politics and the English Language" 

1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. "staleness of imagery and lack of precision" 

2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.

3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.

4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.

5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

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"Politics and the English Language"

Write a paragraph response in your Teams notebook responding to the question: 

How are Orwell's opinions on the development and use of the English language reflected in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four ?

AWL