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BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyANovelStudybyJoelMichelReed1BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyTableofContentsSuggestionsandExpectations3ListofSkills4Synopsis/AuthorBiography5StudentChecklist6ReproducibleStudentBooklet7AnswerKey65Abouttheauthor:JoelReedhasover50publishednovelstudiesandistheco-authorofthreenovels.
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2BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleySuggestionsandExpectationsThiscurriculumunitcanbeusedinavarietyofways.
Eachsectionofthenovelstudyfocusesonone,two,orthreechaptersofBraveNewWorldandiscomprisedoffiveofthefollowingdifferentactivities:BeforeYouReadVocabularyBuildingComprehensionQuestionsLanguageActivitiesExtensionActivitiesLinkswiththeCommonCoreStandards(U.
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)ManyoftheactivitiesincludedinthiscurriculumunitaresupportedbytheCommonCoreStandards.
ForinstancetheReadingStandardsforLiterature,Grade5,makesreferencetoa)determiningthemeaningofwordsandphrases.
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includingfigurativelanguage;b)explaininghowaseriesofchaptersfitstogethertoprovidetheoverallstructure;c)compareandcontrasttwocharacters;d)determinehowcharacters…respondtochallenges;e)drawinginferencesfromthetext;f)determiningathemeofastory.
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andmanyothers.
Aprincipalexpectationoftheunitisthatstudentswilldeveloptheirskillsinreading,writing,listeningandoralcommunication,aswellasinreasoningandcriticalthinking.
Studentswillalsobeexpectedtoprovideclearanswerstoquestionsandwell-constructedexplanations.
Itiscriticalaswellthatstudentsbeabletorelateeventsandthefeelingsofcharacterstotheirownlivesandexperiencesanddescribetheirowninterpretationofaparticularpassage.
Astrengthoftheunitisthatstudentscanworkontheactivitiesattheirownpace.
Everyactivityneednotbecompletedbyallstudents.
Aportfoliocoverisincluded(p.
7)sothatstudentsmayorganizetheirworkandkeepitallinoneplace.
AStudentChecklistisalsoincluded(p.
6)sothatarecordofcompletedworkmayberecorded.
Themeswhichmaybetaughtinconjunctionwiththenovelincludefacingdifficultcircumstances,mortality,relationships,andputtingrighttoawrong.
3BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyListofSkillsVocabularyDevelopment1.
Locatingdescriptivewords/phrases8.
Useofsingular/pluralnouns2.
Identifyingsynonyms9.
Listingcompoundwords3.
Identifying/creatingalliteration10.
Identifyingpartsofspeech4.
Useofcapitalsandpunctuation11.
Identifyidioms5.
Identifyingsyllables12.
Identifyingantonyms6.
Identifyforeshadowing.
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Identify/createsimiles7.
Identifypersonification14.
IdentifyanagramsSettingActivities1.
SummarizethedetailsofasettingPlotActivities1.
Completeatimelineofevents3.
Identifykeyplotelements.
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Identifyconflictinthestory4.
CompleteFiveW'sChartCharacterActivities1.
Determinecharactertraits3.
Relatingpersonalexperiences2.
Castafeaturefilm.
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CompleteacharactercomparisonCreativeandCriticalThinking1.
Researchproject6.
Writeadescriptionofpersonalfeelings2.
Writeanewspaperstory7.
Writeabookreview3.
Participateinatalkshow8.
Completeanobservationsheet4.
Conductaninterview9.
Writeapoemorshortstory5.
Identificationactivities10.
Completeastorypyramid.
ArtActivities1.
Designastoryboard4.
Designacoverforthenovel2.
Createamural5.
Createacomicstrip3.
Writeaquizshow.
4BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleySynopsisInthefarfuture,theWorldStateseemsliketheidealsociety:Throughtheuseofgeneticengineering,thehumanracehasbeenperfected,andallcitizensarewellprovidedfor.
Thereisnoviolence,babiesarecreatedinlaboratories,andeveryoneconsumesdailymedicationtofightdepressionwhileseekingbodilyleisurethrough"Feelies"-moviesthatstimulatesight,hearing,andtouch.
Humansarebredtobecompletelycontentwiththeirassignedrolesinsociety.
(ThePublisher)Acompletesynopsisandotherhelpfulreviewscanbefoundonthefollowingwebsite:https://en.
wikipedia.
org/wiki/Brave_New_World(Maycontainspoilers)AuthorBiographyWilliamGoldingWilliamGolding:(1894-1963)AldousHuxleywasanEnglishwriterwhospentthelatterpartofhislifeintheUnitedStates.
ThoughbestknownforBraveNewWorld,healsowrotecountlessworksoffiction,non-fiction,poetry,andessays.
Ahumanist,pacifist,andsatirist,hecritiquedsocialnormsandideals.
AldousHuxleyisoftenconsideredaleaderofmodernthoughtandoneofthemostimportantliteraryandphilosophicalvoicesofthetwentiethcentury.
(CourtesyofHarperCollins)YoucanfindmoreinformationonthelifeofAldousHuxleybyvisitingthefollowinginformativewebsite:https://en.
wikipedia.
org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley5BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyStudentChecklistStudentName:AssignmentGrade/LevelComments6BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyName:7BraveNewWorldByAldousHuxleyChapter1Beforeyoureadthechapter:NineteenEighty-Fourisfrequentlyclassifiedasa'dystopian'novel.
UsingresourcesinyourschoollibraryortheInternet,listfiveothernovelsthatalsofitthisuniquecategory.
Novel1Author1Novel2Author2Novel3Author3Novel4Author4Novel5Author5Vocabulary:Drawastraightlinetoconnectthevocabularywordtoitsdefinition.
Remembertouseastraightedge(likearuler).
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SimultaneousA.
Easilyinfluencedorharmedbyaparticularthing.
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SuperfluousB.
Situatedsoastodrawattention;noticeable.
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ProminentC.
Mostconductivetoafavourableoutcome.
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InoculatedD.
Unnecessaryorexcessive.
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SusceptibleE.
Attractivelylivelyoranimated.
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VivaciousF.
Mention(anumberofthings)onebyone.
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InterminableG.
Occurring,operating,ordoneatthesametime.
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OptimumH.
Asubstitute,especiallyusedforaspecificrole.
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SurrogateI.
Endlessorapparentlyendless.
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EnumeratedJ.
Treatwithavaccinetoproduceanimmunityagainstaparticulardisease.
8Questions1.
ListsixadjectivesthatyouthinkaccuratelydescribethesettingofChapterOne2.
WhatwastheofficialmottooftheWorldState3.
Brieflydescribethesocial,political,andmoral(orreligious)implicationsofagovernment'sinvolvementingeneticallyengineeringbabies.
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AccordingtotheDirector,howmighttheBokanovskyProcessbenefitsociety5.
"Allconditioningaimsatthat:makingpeopleliketheirinescapablesocialdestiny.
"Doyoubelievesocialconditioningcandetermineanindividual'sdestiny,ordoyoubelieve'freewill'ultimatelydetermineshis/herfateBesuretodefendyouranswer.
9FascinatingFactsContrarytopopularbelief,humanembryosneverdevelopgillsortailsduringanyperiodofdevelopment.
Thisunusualtheory[mentionedinChapterOne]waspopularizedbyErnstHaeckelafterhereleasedaseriesofdrawingsdepictingthestagesofhumangrowth,whichwereeventuallyproventobeahoax.
LanguageActivityA.
Personificationisgivinghumanqualitiestosomethingthatisnothuman.
ThefollowingisanexampleofpersonificationtakenfromChapterOneofournovel:"Stillleaningagainsttheincubatorshegavethem,whilethepencilsscurriedillegiblyacrossthepages,abriefdescriptionofthemodernfertilizingprocess.
"WhydoyouthinkpersonificationisapopularliterarydeviceusedbymanyauthorsCreatetwoexamplesofpersonificationonthetopicofyourownchoosing.
Example1Example210B.
TheEightPartsofSpeechFindatleasttwoexamplesofeachoftheeightpartsofspeechfromthischapterandlistthemintheappropriatesectionofthechartbelow.
InterjectionsNounsPronounsConjunctionsPrepositionsAdjectivesAdverbsVerbs11ExtensionActivityStoryboardAstoryboardisaseriesofpicturesthattellaboutanimportanteventinastory.
Astoryboardcantellthestoryofonlyonescene–ortheentirenovel.
CompletethestoryboardbelowillustratingtheeventsdescribedinthefirstchapterofBraveNewWorld.
Youmaywishtopracticeyourdrawingsbeforeyoubegin.
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