BNW Day 4, April 23

Today's Agenda:

•Journal
•Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz
•Character Map & Plot
•Discuss the book and begin chapter 7

Journal: “It’s Talk Like Shakespeare Day” Write, in the style of Shakespeare, 3 sentences about Bernard Marx &/or Lenina Crowne. Some words you may want to use…
–Anon = right away
–Ere = before
–Prithee = I pray, please
–Hie = hurry
–Methinks = I think
–Morrow = morning
–Thee, thou, thine, thy = forms of “you”
–Wherefore = why

Group Work: Characters & Characterization - Inside group folders, students found a sheet of paper with one of the following characters on it: Bernard Marx, Lenina Crowne, Fanny Crowne, Mustapha Mond, The Director, Helmholtz Watson. The should...

• Write the character’s caste and job


• Find a quote about this character. This may be from another character or the narrator.


• Find a quote from the character that gives the reader an idea of his/her character. (Indirect characterization)


• List one of each that can be used to represent the character. Explain why:
  –1 color, 1 animal, 1 season, 1 food, 1 song or part of a song.

Students read Chapter 7 aloud.

HOMEWORK: Finish Chapters 7 & 8. Answer study questions.