questions for brave new world chapts 4 & 5

Thanks Alex!

Chapter 4

1. What is life like for the Epsilon-Minus Semi-Moron who runs the elevator?
2. How do the other Alphas relate to Bernard?
3. What does Lenina do on her date?
4. What does she think of the lower castes?
5. Why is Bernard the way he is? What does he really want?
6. Why is Helmholtz the way he is? What does he want? How is he different from Bernard?

Chapter 5

1. What do Lenina and Henry talk about on their way home? What happens at the crematorium?
2. Why are stars depressing?
3. What are the solidarity services like? What role do they play? How does Bernard fit?

april 30

JOURNAL TOPIC:
When do you seek others' counsel in making a big decision, and when do you take the plunge on your own?

AGENDA:
I have no idea who's going to be smarter, more balanced, or in class today as a result of testing, so we'll pick up where we need to when I see you.  Please continue reading in Brave New World and make sure-- at minimum-- that you've completed your Modernist Author components and answered the Brave New World chapter-by-chapter discussion questions.  We will have a Socratic Seminar on Brave New World tomorrow (Friday) -- and we will be listening for your contribution.

april 29

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Why are you tested so much/often?  What are adults trying to figure out?  Why can't they do it another way?

AGENDA:
I have no idea who's going to be smarter, more balanced, or in class today as a result of testing, so we'll pick up where we need to when I see you.  Please continue reading in Brave New World and make sure-- at minimum-- that you've completed your Modernist Author components and answered the Brave New World chapter-by-chapter discussion questions through Chapter 10.  For those intrepid souls who have already finished the reading/questions through Chapter 10, here are the questions for the remaining chapters (after the jump).

april 28

I have no idea who's going to be smarter, more balanced, or in class today as a result of testing, so we'll pick up where we need to when I see you.  Please continue reading in Brave New World and make sure-- at minimum-- that you've completed your Modernist Author components and answered the Brave New World chapter-by-chapter discussion questions through Chapter 10.

april 27

JOURNAL TOPIC:
How do you want to be remembered after you die?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Depending on how far you've read, answer the following questions about Brave New World (Chapters 6-10) and post to your course blog.  Please finish for homework & be ready to discuss Tuesday.

Chapter 6

1. Why is being alone a bad thing?
2. What do Lenina and Bernard do on their first date? Why is the ocean important? The moon?
3. What does Bernard say about freedom? What does he mean?
4. How does the date end?
5. What does it mean to be infantile in this society?
6. How does the director feel about Bernard? Why is he warning him?
7. What does his story mean? What does it show us about him?
8. How does Helmholtz feel about Bernard after he hears the story of the meeting with the director?
9. What do we learn from the Warden? What are the reservations like?
10. What does the word Malpais mean?

Chapter 7

1. How is the mesa like a ship?
2. Why doesn’t Lenina like their Indian guide?
3. What is the city itself like? What are the people like? How does Lenina respond? Bernard?
4. What ceremony do the witness? What does it mean? What does it seem like to Lenina?
5. What idols emerge from the ground?
6. How is John Savage different? What does he want? How does he respond to Lenina?
7. What is Linda’s story? What has her life been like here? How does Linda react to her?

Chapter 8

1. What was John’s upbringing like? His relationship with Linda? His education?
2. Why doesn’t linda want to be called a mother?
3. What social positions do Linda and John hold in Malpais?
4. What does John want in his life?
5. What does Linda tell him about the Other Place?
6. What does he learn from Shakespeare? How does he relate to Hamlet? The Tempest?
7. What does it mean to discover “Time and Death and God?”
8. What do John and Bernard have in common?
9. Why does Bernard want to take John to London?

Chapter 9

1, Why does Mustapha Mond agree to the plan?
2. What happens when John watches Lenina sleep? What does he think or feel?

Chapter 10

1. How and why was the DHC planing to make an example out of Bernard?
2. Why is unorthodoxy worse than murder?
3. How does Linda act in the hatchery? How does the DHC react? The spectators?

april 24

JOURNAL TOPIC:
What grade do you deserve at this point in the course?  Is this a function of effort, talent, understanding, or something else?  Please explain.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Work on Modernist Author Project and post to your course blog.

HW:
1. Make sure your blog and your Modernist Author Project work is up to date.

april 23

Please review the document and Prezi below for testing next week.

ELA Environmental-Awareness CA