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Blog: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Traveling to the country side -The Embrace -The Thrush -Ties to Winston's dream Discussion Questions -Why do you think Winston gets apprehensive with Julia when they first embrace? -Explain how Winston and Julia having sex is a political act. -Do you think the sounding of the thrush symbolizes anything?

Blog: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -The girl's injured arm -The message -The meeting at Victory Square Discussion Questions -Is her arm really broken? Does she really like Winston? Is the girl from the fiction department for real about her message to Winston, or do you think otherwise? -Has Winston always shared the same affection for the girl you think? -Describe the precautions taken by Winston and the girl to conceal their encounters

Blog: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Ownlife -Steamers -The Pub -The Junk Shop Discussion Questions -Can you explain what Winston means by comparing old folks not being able to remember the past to an ant only being able to see small objects? -Of all the things in Charrington’s shop, why do you suppose Winston buys the paper weight? Do you think he got it for a deal? -What are the similarities and differences you can discern from where Winston lives to where the proles live? -Do you really think the girl from the fiction department is following Winston?

Blog Post: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/1984-discussion-chapter-1-part-seven/ -Proles -The 3 Party Men... -Evidence of falsification -Truth Discussion Questions -Why do you think the Party places restrictions on its members and is more relaxed with the Proles? -Try to answer Winston’s question on the Party’s manipulation of the past, the HOW and the WHY? -Do you think it would do any good if you came across the evidence of the 3 gentleman in the Times? Would it make any difference in overthrowing the Party?

Blog Post: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/1984-discussion-chapter-1-part-six/ -Documenting the sexual encounter -Relationships in Oceania -Katharine Discussion Questions -Winston is disgusted when writing down his memory of the prostitute, why do you think that is? Why does he keep writing? -Why do you think the Party has a goal of getting people to revile sex? -Compare and contrast the women of the Party with the women in the red light district(Prostitution) of Oceania?

Blog: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -The Canteen -Syme -The 11th Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary -Quacking Man Discussion Questions -Compare the people Winston says would get vaporized to those he thinks will not -Do you think Tom Parsons loves his kids? Look at the way he is describing them? -Give your thoughts on the Newspeak dictionary. How can it be used to control Oceania? -What do you notice about the way Tom asks Winston for his sub? Is he using newspeak/doublethink/reality control? -Do you think the strange man the Tom’s daughter followed was actually an enemy of the state? -The quacking man, is he even human? Why don’t you think he has any eyes?

Blog: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Winston's Cubicle -Winston's Coworkers -Rectify -Comrade Ogilvy Discussion Questions -Why do you think the Party would let multiple people work on the same message without any of them knowing? -How can Winston write “Down with Big Brother” in Part I, and yet say that he takes great pleasure in his work? -What is the reason for the Party not putting political offenders on public display? -Do you notice a difference in the types of media the proletariat would consume vs the media use by the Party?

-Blog Post (SHORT READ!): https://chee-tash.ghost.io/1984-chapter-one-part-three/ - Winston's Family - Winston's Dreams - Wars - Doublethink Discussion Questions: -What do you suppose is the purpose of the physical jerks? How many people take part in this activity? -Why do you think Winston survived his parents and not his sister? -What changed from Part I to Part III to have Winston remember things about his childhood?? -Does Big Brother have a purpose to constantly being at war? Is their a motive behind this? -Explain Doublethink -How do you think Big Brother is pulling off the heist of the past?

Going over the discussion questions for Chapter 1, Part II Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/

Blog post: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/1984-chapter-one-part-two/ -Meeting the Parsons -The children -The Spies -INGSOC -Winston's Dream Discussion Questions: -Kids sound like they are involved at an early age in Party activities, What is their role and why do you think they are involved in the Party? -Where do you think the money of Oceania goes to because it does not seem like its going into the infrastructure… Think about what Winston says in Chapter 1 when he is climbing the stairs to his place…Minitrue -Winston seems unphased by continuing to write in his diary. Does he have a plan? Is he a man with nothing to lose? Explain -Who would want to discover Winston’s diary, but not outright take it?

Going over the discussion questions for Chapter 1, Part I Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Saying good-bye

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Off to school -Being away from your toddler -Your toddler is not responsible for ego -Crime and punishment

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Shyness -Brothers and sisters -Misbehaving in public -Potty training

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Why is your toddler crying? -Teaching your toddler to share -Babysitters -Sleeping through the night

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to get their heads on the pillows and bodies to rest -Prepare a special place just for them -Have a pre-bedtime schedule -Follow a clear and fun routine -Participation leads to cooperation -Limit your in-bed routine to 5 minutes

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to make your toddler's food disappear and reappear in their stomach -Understand their palate -Present in small portions -Patience and persistence

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to make ready for the feast: -The family dinner -Do not snack your dinner into oblivion -Prepare a special place for everyone -Set a pre-eat routine -Remove all distractions -Make it special

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ Clip from Chapter One, Part I

Blog post: https://chee-tash.ghost.io/1984-chapter-one-part-one/ -Who is Winston Smith? -The setting -The two minutes of hate -The diary -Big Brother -Emmanuel Goldstein Discussion Questions: Winston has trouble remembering things, is this out of personal forgetfulness or something bigger? Why do you suppose some things are prefixed with Victory? The party wants you to use a speakwrite instead of writing down your thoughts (P. 13), why? What are your thoughts on the apparent disregard for time? Describe Winston’s emotions/thoughts while writing in his diary. Compare and contrast how people feel seeing Goldstein vs seeing Big Brother during the Two Minutes of Hate.

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to reunite with your best friend - "What's Up?" not "I missed you so badly" - Take immediate interest in their accomplishments - Accent the positives, avoid the negatives - Give them time to say good-bye - Review on the ride home

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to make your house a home: -Assign a chore to everyone -Take 10 to "chill" -Let them play while you work

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ How to execute the perfect drop off - Be with your kids until you're gone - Don't make it a big deal - Broaden your focus and theirs - Be consistent short and sweet

Check out the blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Know where the piles are -Have a checklist -Be a director -Make it fun

Check out the Blog! https://chee-tash.ghost.io/ -Be prepared -Give limited choices -Have a ritual -Reward performance -Enlist their help