Warm Up Match the euphemism with its definition

Warm Up: Match the euphemism with its definition. Character Lines Short Bun In The Oven Dead Have words with someone Firing an employee Between Jobs Use the bathroom Three cards short of a full deck Pregnant Pushing The Daisies Wrinkles Vertically challenged Get in an argument Find the little boy's room Crazy, mentally ill Letting someone go Unemployed People often use euphemisms to soften an expression, be polite, or sometimes to be purposely impolite.

Partner challenge: What 2 terms/concepts have the highest number of euphemisms? ? ? Remember, people often use euphemisms to soften an expression, be polite, or sometimes to be purposely impolite.

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Game Plan: Orwell’s “Politics & The English Language” Number paragraphs Vocabulary list Summarize article & key ideas Analysis Activities

Vocabulary List decadent/decadence archaism slovenliness frivolous vice idiom hackneyed evocative pretentious jargon parody euphonious scrupulous euphemism obsolete prefabricated follies orthodoxy

Summarize After reading the article, summarize the key ideas on an index card. What is Orwell’s main argument in this essay?

Bad Writing “Tricks” In your own words, describe the tricks writers use to “dodge” (or, avoid) expressing a precise meaning/idea. 1. Dying Metaphors: 2. Operators or verbal false limbs: 3. Pretentious diction: 4. Meaningless words:

List Orwell’s Rules for “good” writing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Analysis Activities Metaphors: Highlight moments in the essay where Orwell uses metaphors/imagery to convey his meaning.

Discussion Questions What do you think of Orwell’s argument that poor language leads to corrupt thought? Is there a natural tendency for languages to degenerate? The context of this essay is political. Orwell’s purpose in his essay is to warn us about the effects of inaccurate and ambiguous language used by politicians to manipulate the public and gain power? Do you agree this is a concern? Do you find this idea relevant today?