Directions: Read chapter 1. Then respond to the chapter in 1 to 2 pages. Do not worry about
spelling, grammar, or using
textual evidence. This is meant to help you process the reading and
to show me that you read and are
understanding in your own way. Below, you will find guiding
questions that
you can write about.
Guiding questions:
1. What words come up in the chapter that seem to be used only by the government? What
context clues help you decipher them? Bad and unorganized
2. Who is Big Brother? What does he do to control his people? He watches them all the
time with full control of them
3. What is Newspeak? How is it used in society? Thought because hes always thinkioingg
about the people
4. What is a paradox? How is the nation's 3-line motto a paradox? What must it be like to
live in a nation built on a paradox?
5. How do you feel about Winston? How does Winston feel about the society he lives in?
Do you feel bad for Winston? I feel bad for winston hes always being watched and
treated very unfairly
6. Where does Winston live? What are his living conditions like? Do you think Big Brother
lives like Winston?
7. What is the 2 Minute Hate? What might be its purpose? How does Winston feel about
the 2 Minute Hate? They hate on people just to hate for no reason
1984