ANTHEM: The Homeworks

1. Why are some products successful?
2. Why does Equality escape into Nature?
3. Free Write
4. Should speech be censored?
5. What did you dislike about Anthem?
6. Why do you like movies?
7. Elements in common: Anthem and Rollerball
8. Why is freedom so important?
9. What is the role of violence in Rollerball?
10. Free Write
11. Is political correctness always correct?
12. What is the "social setting" of F451?
13. Is Clarisse weird?
14. Do you sometimes feel different from others?
15: Free Write
16: What is your favorite form of entertainment?
17: What's your greatest skill?

ANTHEM: The Journals

1. How are people cotrolled in Anthem?
2. Would you trade freedom for security?
3. Free Write
4. What are the "Great Truths" of your life?
5. What word is Equality seeking? Why is it important?
6. Why is "love" a threat to the World Council?
7. Why can't we live like Equality?
8. Free Write
9. Should science create only what's good for society?
10. Is society more important than the individual?
11. What role do women play in our society?
12. Is Equality's conflict internal, external, or both?
13. Free Write
14. Is there a fair way to evaluate people?
15. What did you like about Anthem?
16. Does Anthem reflect our world?
17. How is Jonathan E. like Equality?
18. COMPARE/CONTRAST: Equality's world and Jonathan E's world
19. Do we live in a violent society?
20. Free Write
21. DISCUSS: Mass media has positive and negative aspects
22. DISCUSS: Mindless pleasure-seeking and materialism leads to empty lives
23. Do rainy days depress you?
24. Do you have a secret?

F451: The Homeworks

7. Elements in common: Anthem and Rollerball
8. Why is freedom so important?
9. What is the role of violence in Rollerball?
10. Free Write
11. Is political correctness always correct?
12. What is the "social setting" of F451?
13. Is Clarisse weird?
14. Do you sometimes feel different from others?

F451: The Journals

19. Do we live in a violent society?
20. Free Write
21. DISCUSS: Mass media has positive and negative aspects
22. DISCUSS: Mindless pleasure-seeking and materialism leads to empty lives
23. Do rainy days depress you?
24. Do you have a secret?
25: Free Write
26: Do you read as much as you should?
27: Is true equality possible?

ANTHEM: The Project

You are applying for the job to direct the movie version of Anthem. Write a letter to the producer in which you must convince him to hire you. You letter must indicate
a. which actors you would cast as Prometheus and Gaea, and why. Think about the physical characteristics and personality traits;
b. a detailed description of the setting;
c. an explanation of the theme of this novel and why it is particularly relevant to modern viewers

ANTHEM: NOTES

THEMES
The Primacy of the Individual
The Value of Martyrdom
The Impotence of the Collective
Original Creation as a Component of Identity

MOTIFS
Fear
Naming
Shapelessness

SYMBOLS
Light
The Forest
Manuscripts

THE CHOCOLATE WAR: NOTES

THEMES
Disturbing the Universe
Psychological Warfare
The Power of Fear
Manipulation

MOTIFS
Assignments
Football
Roll Call

SYMBOLS
Jerry's Poster
The Chocolates
Room 19

COLLEGE VOCABULARY

GROUP 1
1. ameliorate
2. conserve
3. detriment
4. exotic
5. folly

6. formerly
7. harmony
8. ignore
9. impediment
10. indolent
11. intact
12. invalid
13. noncarcinogenic
14. parsimonious
15. raze
16. reticent
17. retire
18. retort
19. subvert

20. tractable

GROUP 2

baffle
cinema
despise
ebullient
exaggerate
exhort
expertise
finicky
gall
inane
occidental
peruse
scuffle
spurn
stipend
surveillance
tepid

wager
wane

GROUP 3

1.abhorrent

2.admonis

3.ambrosial

4.confine

5.decade

6.detonate

7.ephemeral

8.gullible

9.haggle

10.immerse

11.insomnia

12.lapse

13.probe

14 render

15 repast

16 replenish

17 score

18 snub

19 suture

20 unwittingly