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Introduction to the LAP. ERWC. What is the LAP?. “Literary Analysis Paper” Senior project Twenty-percent of your final grade Designed to show research, analysis and writing skills. What are the parts of the LAP?. Research: Three academic articles
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What is the LAP? • “Literary Analysis Paper” • Senior project • Twenty-percent of your final grade • Designed to show research, analysis and writing skills
What are the parts of the LAP? • Research: Three academic articles • Literary Analysis: Apply articles to the novel 1984 • Introduction • Three body sections • Conclusion
You have four choices… • Government Monitoring & Technology • Language and Control • Propaganda & Psychological Manipulation • Totalitarianism
Government Monitoring & Technology Definition… • Study of how technology may be used to regulate social behavior and promote government goals. You will… • Consider current events in the U.S. today related to government monitoring and technology • Consider specific advancements in technology that make government monitoring possible • Study how government monitoring and technology influence the novel.
Language and Control Definition… • Consider how limits placed on language by society and governments can be used to control the flow of thoughts and ideas. You will… • Research the history of language development as it parallels the distribution of power • Consider language that is taboo or even legally dangerous in the U.S. today • Evaluate the use of language to promote Party goals in the novel
Propaganda & Psychological Manipulation Definition… • How an organization or government uses widespread distribution of biased information to control the thoughts and behavior of the masses. You will… • Research psychological basis for the use of propaganda • Reflect on propaganda techniques historically used to influence human behavior • Study how the use of propaganda influences the novel.
Totalitarianism Definition… • A totalitarian system of government is one in which a single party with no opposition makes decisions for all citizens. You will… • Research totalitarian governments in history. • Research totalitarian government systems in the world today. • Study how the novel is a cautionary tale to show the dangers of this type of government.