Brave New World Essay Exam• Your task is to compare life as Huxley describes it in the World State with life in the United States today. The essay

must be at least 5 paragraphs and typed in MLA style, size 12, Times New Roman, and Double-Spaced.

• Include an introduction, 3 or more body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure to incorporate CDs (Concrete details/facts/quotes/events/examples from the novel and U.S. society and CMs (Commentaries/Analysis/Explanations of these facts).

• You must include at least 2 CDS (Quotes from the novel) in each body paragraph and discuss them. Thus, 6 quotes from the text for the body paragraphs are required.

• You must begin your Introduction with a quote that is an effective attention grabber.

• Include at least 3 aspects of life in your essay:• Human life/death• Love and Marriage• Art (literature, film, art, architecture, etc.)• Consumption of goods and services• Use of drugs (including alcohol, tobacco, coffee)• Pleasure/self-indulgence• Religion

Introduction

• 5-6 Sentences• Attention-Grabbing Quote from text or other

source• TAG: Title, Author, Genre of the novel• 2-3 sentence summary of the novel• Thesis: Last sentence-Must be specific to your

body paragraphs.

Body Paragraphs

• One aspect/area of life must be your focus• Topic Sentences which includes the aspect/area and an

opinion about it • Concrete Details (At least 2 textual quotes per body

paragraph)• Commentaries (At least 2 sentences that comment on,

explain, analyze each quote)• NOTE: Should be the comparisons between the World State and

the United States

• Closing Sentences which wraps up the paragraph and slightly mentions/transitions to the next body paragraph

Conclusion

• 5-6 Sentences• Restate your thesis, perhaps with a different

choice of words.• Provide a recap of your body paragraphs.• Last Sentence-End with a final statement,

challenge, or question.

MLA Style Research• Do I have a header on each page?• Is the header on the correct side?• Do I have a heading on the first page only?• Does it include 4 lines in the proper order?• Is the heading on the correct side?• Do I have an effective title? Is it centered?• Do I have proper margins and spacing?• Do I type in double-spacing?• Do I use Times New-Roman or Arial font• Do I use Size 12? (Am I certain?)• Do my CDs (Quotes) include lead-ins or are they dropped quotes?• Do my quotes include the speaker?• Do my quotes include proper in-text citation, in the correct order?• Do I insert end punctuation after the ending parentheses?• Is the introduction typed on the first page which includes my header 1, heading,

and title?

Works Cited

• Does my Works Cited page include a header?• Is the header on the correct side?• Are the words Works Cited typed and centered?• Is the entire page double-spaced?• Do I include the correct order of information?• Do I use correct punctuation, capitalization, spacing,

and hanging indentation.• Do I include any extra spacing to balance the page?• Do I use “ “, italics, correctly?

DUE DATES 4-30-14: Complete one-page quick write about 3 aspects/areas of comparison/contrast between the World State and the U.S. 5-1-14: Share observations and insights.

Discuss essay prompt and requirements. Create class Venn Diagram. Homework: Choose your 3 aspects/areas to compare/contrast.

5-2-14: Find 6 quotes from the text and write them with the correct page numbers and speakers.5-5-14: Finish finding 6 quotes. Check off with Mr. Hudgens.

Homework: Create Venn Diagram for your essay.5-6-14: Write CDs (Quotes) and CMS for each body paragraph.

Homework: Complete CDs (Quotes) and CMs.5-7-14: Check CDs (Quotes) and CMS.

Write Topic Sentences and Closing Sentences for body paragraphs. Homework: Complete Topic and Closing Sentences.

5-8-14: Check Topic and Closing Sentences. Write Introduction and Conclusion. Homework: Complete Introduction and Conclusion.

5-9-14-5-11-14: Write entire First Draft.5-12-14: First Draft Due!

Peer Edit5-14-14: Final Draft Due!

VENN DIAGRAM-WORLD STATE vs U.S. 2015

WORLD STATE• Age until adult-death at 60• Equal in death-cremation, painless,

recycled• Content with death-accepted• Death Conditioning-raised to accept

it at early age• No afterlife• Test Tube-Genetically Engineered

Birth• No Pain or Suffering-Disease Free-

Rare Human Error• No Families, mothers, intimacy• No overpopulation-#s are controlled

U.S.• Aging Process• Organs may fail-Natural Causes• Burials or Cremations• Death may be painful-grieving

process• Some believe in an afterlife• Viviparous birth-mother’s womb• Diseases-Some are common-• Families, Parents, Intimacy,

Support Systems• No regulation of population

growth

World State• Eliminated-no free thought

or distraction• Part of the “old world”• Reference books only• Feelies-tactual feelings-

Promotes Sexual Promiscuity• Synthetic Music• No Free Expression• Conditioning through

Hypnopaedia

U.S.• Free Thought• Able to read, watch, create,

build as we choose• Variety of books• Real Music• Mass Media• Free Expression

Goods and Services

World State• Mass Production and

Consumption• “Ending is better than

mending”• Buy and Use• Games must be more

complicated and include more apparatus than the previous ones for consumption

• Use tickets, not money• No Labor Problems

U.S.• Free Market-Competition• Capitalistic • Choice to sew/mend/repair

or buy new• May save money• Investments• Use money as currency• Labor Unions-Labor

Problems

World State• No God or Religion• Ford replaced God• Solidarity Services and

Community Sings (Ceremonies) • Speaking out about God/the

past could get one exiled• God is old and does not fit their

world of self-indulgence at pleasure at all costs

• Look to a Higher Power• Our Ford

U.S.• Religion is by choice• Church Services

(Communion, Eucharist)• Numerous religions and

denominations• Freedom of religion• Christians are taught to be

content and selfless• Look to a Higher Power• Our God

World State• Soma is a prescribed drug• Perfect, hallucinogenic,

euphoric-No Side Effects• “Christianity without tears”-

Takes away the pain-no sadness

• Happy and Stable and Content• Allows for the wheels of

society to keep steadily turning• Can overdose like Linda

U.S.• Multiple Drugs-Most with Side Effects• Some Medicinal (prescribed)-Some

Illegal• Major Problem that is unregulated• Marijuana legalized in some states• Most are harmful• People use drugs to relive pain but

some for escape as a coping mechanism• Some for fun• Can overdose • Illegal drugs can result in penalties and

loss of employment• Some may be addictive but personal

choice first

World State• No Marriage • No Intimate Relationships• “Everyone Belongs to

Everyone Else”• No Families• No Emotion

U.S.• Marriage • Monogamy• Families• Intimate Relationships• Emotion • Commitment to one person

for life• Ceremonies for Celebrations

and A Serious Union

World State• Self-Indulgence and

Pleasure at all costs• No self-denial in a mass

production and mass consumption society

• Bernard and Helmholtz rebel for their own reasons

• Happiness and Prosperity till your 60 so one never wants or needs

U.S.• Self-Indulgence and

Pleasure at all costs is present but is self-choice

• Self-Denial is chosen by some (religious)

• Self-Control to adhere to laws and norms and morals

• Some citizens go against the law for selfish reasons