1984 Essential Questions

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Here are the Essential Questions for our unit on 1984!

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Remember that great literature provokes us to think about great questions. In this box you will find the some of those provocative questions.

Essential Question: Do individuals have the power to change the society in which they live?

a)  Power: How does a single group of people gain such total power in society? What are the methods that people use to gain control over other people? Why do people submit to this power?

           i) Personal v. Principled Rebellion: What are the reasons why people might not submit to that  power? Is rebellion worth it?

b) Identity: How much of our identity should be kept private and how much should be made public? What happens to our identity when people in power take our privacy away?

c)    Interconnectedness: How does being shut off and disconnected from the rest of the world limit our abilities to understand ourselves and gain power over ourselves?

And some other fun ones, for good measure:

a) How can 2+2 equal 5?

b) What's in your Room 101?