AP Language: BNW Test and Socratic I can participate in class discussions, making text connections and thinking about the rhetorical implications of an author’s choices.

Brave New World Test: Clear your desk. Test has two parts Brave New World Test: Clear your desk. Test has two parts. Part 1: Did you read? Largely recall. You may NOT use your book. Part 2: AP-style rhetorical analysis. You may use your book.

Pre-socratic text-connection: Huxley uses numerous allusions to Shakespearean texts throughout Brave New World. Let’s read one of the most famous Shakespearean monologues that occurs at the end of MacBeth. John the Savage recites parts of the monologue. Let’s figure out why.

Background Information on MacBeth: https://www. youtube. com/watch Background Information on MacBeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= T-PKotyoxys Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= HZnaXDRwu84

With a partner, complete the practice sheet on this soliloquy, paraphrasing and making connections to Brave New World.

Socratic Discussion: For our final Socratic discussion, we need to make an effort to discuss the novel rhetorically. That means focusing on this novel as an argument and looking at the strategies it uses to support those arguments.

Socratic Discussion: Look at page 225, where Mustapha Mond begins to talk about science. -What is Mond’s argument about science? -What do you think Huxley wants the audience to believe about the purpose of and effect of science? -How is this argument supported throughout the book?

Socratic Discussion: -What is this book’s primary argument about happiness? -How does that differ from other character’s beliefs about happiness? -What rhetorical strategies does Huxley use to reveal his main arguments about happiness throughout the book?

Socratic Discussion: What are we, the audience, to make of Mustapha Mond’s rhetorical purpose in this novel?

Socratic Discussion: What are we, the audience, to make of John the Savage’s rhetorical purpose in this novel?

Socratic Discussion: Open discussion—you ask the questions now!