George Orwell

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George Orwell

• Eric Arthur Blair (June 1903 January 1950), pen
  nameGeorge Orwell, was an English novelist and
  journalist. His work is marked by clarity,
  intelligence and wit, awareness of social
  injustice, opposition to totalitarianism (the
  state holds total authority over the society),
  and belief in democratic socialism
• Born in India. He was educated at Eton (public
  boarding school near Windsor), served with the
  Indian Imperial Police in Burma (Asia), and
  worked in Britain as a private tutor,
  schoolteacher, and journalist.

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Imperialism

• Imperialism when powerful countries seek to
  extend their authority beyond their own borders.
  Creation of an empire.
• Political, economical, military domination of one
  country over another
• Imperialist countries always aim to create a
  bigger empire.
• Colonialism is a term where a country conquers
  and rules over other regions. Imperialism means
  creating an empire, expanding into the
  neighboring regions and expanding its dominance
  far.

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Summary of S.A.E.

• The essay describes the experience of the English
  narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to
  shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a
  police officer in Burma (SE Asia). Because the
  locals expect him to do the job, he does so
  against his better judgment, his anguish
  increased by the elephant's slow and painful
  death.
• The story is regarded as a metaphor for British
  imperialism, and for Orwell's view that "when the
  white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that
  he destroys.
• Not known if fact or fiction. Wiki

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Shooting an Elephant Questions

• In CN Shooting an Elephant Questions, Answer
  questions 1 and 2 on pg. 985 in your textbook.
  
• Class Discussion to follow

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2nd AP Exam Essay What is a Rhetorical Analysis?

• Purpose - explain how an author uses rhetorical
  strategies to make his argument.
• Your claim needs to be about the author's
  argument AS WELL AS about rhetorical strategies
• Don't try to analyze all the rhetorical
  strategies used in the passage - one or two is
  enough
• Focus on the one or two rhetorical strategies
  that you find are most prevalent and most
  important to the argument made in the passage
• For example, "the author uses irony," is an
  incomplete claim, while "the authors use of
  irony demonstrates that society holds men and
  women to different standards" is a complete
  claim.

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Writing Prompt in CN S.A.E. Rhetorical
Analysis

• George Orwell describes his concern regarding
  human motives within the real nature of
  imperialism. Analyze the strategies Orwell uses
  to develop his argument.
• Classical, Toulmin, or Rogerian Model
• IRONY AND METAPHOR