Aldous Huxley Lesson Plans

1. About NDN Volume 1, Number 2
...work styles, while some want to move others to action based on the conditions they see and record in their photographs. A photographic essay may try to accomplish in pictures any of the things a written essay may try to do in words: reveal, inform, entertain, persuade, compare and contrast, or, as Aldous Huxley said, to say "almost everything about anything." 7. Explain to students that the series of questions, "Questions to Develop Visual Literacy" will help them develop skills they can use to become better readers of visual information. At the same time, it will help them to think about the pictures they...

2. Privacy in the Information Age | Lesson
...ectronic technology has become a curse rather than a blessing. The privacy issue is second only to "the net porn versus free speech" debate in terms of controversy and publicity. Activity Four: Privacy and Literature The two best-known dystopias of the twentieth century are George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Orwell describes a world of surveillance in which every move of our private lives is monitored and we are controlled by fear. Huxley, on the other hand, describes a world that needs no surveillance since the state provides endless amusements and distractions for the population. Pe...

3. Operation Iraqi Democracy
...ver been imposed in the United States? If so, when? Under what circumstances? By whom? What was the outcome? Begin your search at the on-line resource for Martial Law at The US Constitution Online (http://www.usconstitution.net/ consttop_mlaw.html). 4. Read and review either George Orwell s 1984 or Aldous Huxley s Brave New World. Include significant discussion of the two author s conception of and attitude toward government. Interdisciplinary Connections: Economics- Create a chart that compares the economies of at least three Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Be sure to i...

4. Cloning Around
...d relate the work to the scientific knowledge. Some suggested novels are: For Young Readers (grades 6-8) -Anna to the Infinite Power by Mildred Ames -I Am Your Evil Twin by R.L. Stine (Goosebumps Series 2000, No. 6) For Older Readers (grades 9-12) -Lost World by Michael Crichton -Brave New World by Aldous Huxley -Blood of Heaven by Bill Myers 8. Write a short story or brief drama imagining that you are cloned, discussing how you would relate to your clone or clones and how daily life would change for you. 9. Write a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times reflecting your views of genetic engineering and...