English Y10 Semester 1 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Steps for using images as evidence (Argument Analysis)
1) accurately label image type
2) briefly describe image
3)analyze visual text and special features
4)connect to text quotation
5)discuss intended effect
Body Paragraphs (text response)
BP1= Topic…because (Part 1 of text)
BP3= Topic…but (Part 2 of text)
BP3= Topic…so (Part 3 of text)
W deciding to write in his diary
“It was not by making yourself heard but by staying sane that you carried on the human heritage” Pg.30
Resistance
-W resists dehum. -> recording his version of the truth for “future, for the unborn”
-“Staying sane” -> protect indepen. thoughts w/in warped reality
-“human heritage” -> preserve true meaning of humanity = think + feel
Body paragraph structure (Argument Analysis)
What (topic sentence)
Evidence
How
Why
Segue
How
Why
How
Why
W entering flat, confronted by T’screen
“The instrument (the telescreen…) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely” Pg.4
Totalitarianism
-T’screen = surveillance tech.
-Does x shut off -> ppl oppress. moinitored -> autonomy decreased
“like a dulled mirror” life reflected through party lens -> ppls identity = distorted
After J put on makeup above Mr.C’s shop
“In this room I’m going to be a woman, not a Party comrade.” Pg.149
Resistance
-“room” = safe space -> free to express + “paradise”
-“woman” = embracing individuality
-“comrade” = rejecting enforced uniformity
-Symbolic of reclaiming identity + autonomy
Observing prop. posters out his window
“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston’s own.” Pg.4
Totalitarianism
-Capitalization = direct address -> instill fear + target everyone
-“dark eyes” -> poster is personified + sinister / menacing omnipresence of Party
-constant surveillance + intimidation tactics used to maintain absolute power
Specific statement adjectives (text response)
Chilling
disturbing
dystopian
fatalistic
cautionary
bleak
thought-provoking
orwellion
W examining coin of BB
“Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.” Pg.29
Totalitarianism
-“Nothing was your own” -> 0 freedoms
-“cubic centimeters” = miniscule space for self expression
-“skull” = bare bones
-degrading treatment + suppressing indiv. -> life x meaning
Essay planning steps (text response)
1) Locate key terms in topic
2) use annotations + dictionary to indicate importance of key terms
3) formulate arguments
4) develop a thesis statement
W reflecting on Party’s omniscient control
“The heresy of heresies is common sense” Pg.83-84
Resistance
-“heresy” - relig. connotations -> BB = god-like figure responsible for creation of truth + reality
- greatest crime = unorth. thinking
- common sense= best form of resistance + must be preserved
W describing room above Mr C’s shop
“The room was a world, a pocket of the past where extinct animals could walk.” Pg.157
Resistance
-Metaphore: room= world ->signif. of small, oppress. society
-w+J =”extinct animals” ->r’ship had miraculous effect on wellbeing + reclaiming of autonomy
-Privacy +conn. = essential -> good life + stand up to oppress.
Tonal vocab (Tone) (Argument Analysis)
-Celebratory
-Praising
-optimistic
-nostalgic
-resolute
-enlightened
-frustrated
-condemnatory
-indignant
-remorseful
Thesis statement structures (Text response)
Ultimately, Orwell not only [idea for BP1] but he also [idea for BP2].
Ultimately, Orwell [idea for BP1]; however, he also [idea for BP2].
W expressing hatred for dark-haired girl
“…around her sweet supple waist… there was only the odious scarlet sash, aggressive symbol of chastity.” Pg.17
Totalitarianism
-Contrast = sensual adjectives for body/repulsive + violent adjectives for sash
-W’s innate desires repressed by govt. policy
-Incapable of forming loving relationships + ensures loyalty to BB x undermined
Intro structure (Argument Analysis)
Following [trigger], author, appositive, wrote [text type] about [issue]. Utilizing [2x tone], author contends [contention]. Addressing [2x audience], author not only [purpose 1], but also [purpose 2]
What sentence stems (Argument analysis)
Establishing their stance on the issue…
Demonstrating sympathy for FNPs…
Immersing the reader in a harrowing anecdote,…
Standing in solidarity with FNPs…
W in a moment of hope
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows.” Pg.84
Reality control v. truth
-Simple math equation shows basic+ indisputable facts under threat
-freedom = ability to assert objective truths + trust instincts w/out fear of suppression
-Champions truth seekers = x take freedom of thought for granted
(GST) Specific statement (Text response)
Adjective+ adjective, author’s text +link to topic
1984, George Orwell’s +adjective +novel +verb + idea
What Structure (Topic sentence) (Argument analysis)
[fronted non-finite phrase], author +verb +point of BP1.
Verbs (purpose) (argument analysis)
-Challenges/undermines
-criticizes/castigates
-warns/cautions
-laments/bemoans
-condemns/denounces
-champions/promotes
-admonishes/reprimands
-mocks
How stems (Argument analysis)
Through thr word/phrase “…”, author…
By using the phrase “…”, author…
the phrase/word “…” has connotations of…
the phrase/word “…” builds an image of
Here, author
During “sub-human chanting of BB” in 2mh
“To disassemble your feelings, to control your face, to do what everyone else was doing was an instinctive reaction.” Pg.19
dehumanization
-sucked into cult of personality + enforced uniformity -> empty shells w/out humanity
-“control face” = marker of individ. -> citizens molded into blank canvas
-“Instinctive reaction” = process of dehum. becomes automatic
O’B torturing W in Ministry of Love -> ironically named.
-“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-forever”.
-BP3-a warning x totalitarianism
-“picture of the future”-image of threat
-military cannot imply brute force
-“human face”-> indiv. & vulnerability
-Juxtaposition “boot & face” = inversion of order, humanity = inverted
-O warns that T regimes -> dehum. & threaten meaning of hum exist/encourages vigilance against it
