3-4H Book Study
Book Selection: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Purpose: The purpose of this book study is to create an opportunity for you to critically read a work of fiction
while simultaneously analyzing it through the lens of one of the literary criticisms listed below (literary criticism
definitions and questions associated with each literary criticism are posted on the main 3-4H page).
Book Study Groups: You will be in teacher-selected groups of 5 or 6 students. You will be working with the
same group for the entire project.
Individual Reading Assignment: Each group member will sign up for a section of the text. You will complete an
individual reading assignment/IRA  for ONLY this section. This assignment will be turned in for a grade on the
corresponding due date (see pages 2-3 for Individual Reading Assignment and Submission instructions).
For the remaining sections you will only be responsible for reading AND annotating the text,
as well as actively participating in book study discussions.
Book Study Meetings: On book study meeting days, the individual assigned to the corresponding book section
will lead the discussion for his/her book study group. The Individual Reading Assignment will serve as the basis
for this discussion. Section leaders/teachers will be given a meeting tracker the day of the meeting to fill out
during the book study meeting to track members’ participation. Participants will also fill out an evaluation of
their leader. YOU MUST BE PREPARED ON MEETING DAYS WHETHER YOU ARE A LEADER OR
PARTICIPANT!
Book Sections (all sections have approximately 40 pages except Chapter 18 – students who sign up for Section 6
will complete Task 4/current event analysis in addition to Tasks 1-3):
Sections
Chapter 1
Section 1: Chapters 2-3
Section 2: Chapters 4-6
Section 3: Chapters 7-10
Section 4: Chapters 11-13
Section 5: Chapters 14-17
Section 6: Chapter 18
Literary
Criticism
Notes
Moral
Psychoanalytic
Marxist
Feminist
Post-Colonial
Jungian
Not eligible for individual assignment
Must be assigned to a group member
Must be assigned to a group member
Must be assigned to a group member
Must be assigned to a group member
Must be assigned to a group member
Only assign to a group member if you
have a group of six.
Assigned Group
Members
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Due Dates:
Book Study Meetings
Individual Reading Assignment – due to turnitin.com AND
Canvas Discussion Board
Meeting 1
Meeting 2
Meeting 3
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
October 31st
November 7th
November 14th
November 21st
November 28th
Individual Assignment Chapts. 2-3
Individual Assignment Chapts. 4-6
Individual Assignment Chapts. 7-10
Individual Assignment Chapts. 11-13
Individual Assignment Chapts. 14-17
Due 10/31 by 7:30 AM
Due 11/7 by 7:30 AM
Due 11/14 by 7:30 AM
Due 11/21 by 7:30 AM
Due 11/28 by 7:30 AM
Meeting 6
December 2nd
Individual Assignment Chapt. 18
Due 12/2 by 7:30 AM
*Use POSTED TEMPLATE for your Individual Reading Assignment!
Individual Reading Assignment:
Task 1 – Compelling Quotes

Identify 5 compelling quotes from your assigned section/chapters that represent Huxley’s main
ideas/arguments. Briefly explain why you selected these quotes (1-2 sentence explanation per quote). Be
sure that you cite your quotes using parenthetical documentation. +15
Task 2 – Literary Criticism
A. Provide a brief summary/overview of your assigned literary criticism (must be in YOUR OWN WORDS 3-5 sentences). +10
B. Discuss your section/chapters in relation to your assigned Literary Criticism (e.g. Marxist, Moral, etc.).
Access posted copy of Literary Criticism definitions and questions to analyze your chapters through the
lens of your Literary Criticism. For example, if you are assigned to lead Meeting 3, you will discuss
Chapts. 7-10 through the lens of Marxist Criticism. For Task 2B, answer the bulleted questions listed on
the posted Literary Criticism handout, AND provide a 5-8 sentence analysis of your chapters through the
lens of your Literary Criticism. Use textual evidence for support. +25
Task 3 – Literary Elements and Devices

Create a study guide for your group by addressing each of the questions below. Number each question,
and answer each aspect noted in each question. Provide textual evidence if required – use PD. +35
1. Major issues – discuss major issues raised in section/chapters (e.g. identity, class, freedom and choice, sex
and relationships, religion, science and technology, social problems, power, etc.). Use textual evidence
for support.
2. Elements of fiction – write a brief plot summary of your chapters. Identify conflicts (internal/external)
and discuss a resolution if there is one. Identify the setting for events in your chapters and how the
setting affects the conflicts you’ve identified. Identify characters’ major epiphanies that occur in the
chapters.
3. Irony – How is irony used (i.e. to reveal character, social problems)? What does irony reveal to you
about culture, fears, contradictions? See posted notes on Irony (definitions & types).
4. Literary devices – Identify the literary devices present in your assigned chapters; support using textual
evidence. Literary devices: imagery, metaphor, symbols, simile, catalogs (creating long lists for poetic or
rhetorical effect), personification, parallelism, puns, satire (see posted satire notes), syntax, diction, tone,
etc. Also, give special attention to the way in which your chapters are structured – are your chapters
mainly arguments? Large sections of description with little action? What does this structure do for the
book as a whole?
5. Motifs - Identify motifs and discuss what the motifs suggest (a motif is a recurring image, sound, action,
or other figure that has a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme.
Sometimes, examples of motif are mistakenly identified as examples of symbols. Symbols are images,
ideas, sounds or words that represent something else and help to understand an idea or a thing. Motifs,
on the other hand, are recurring images, ideas, sounds or words that help to explain the central ideas of
a literary work/theme. Moreover, a symbol may appear once or twice in a literary works, whereas a
motif is a recurring element).
6. Theme - State the theme(s) of your section. Think deeply about what Huxley is truly advocating or
criticizing in your chapters. It is important not to confuse a theme of a literary work with its subject.
Subject is a topic which acts as a foundation for a literary work while a theme is the author’s opinion
expressed on the subject. For example, a writer may choose a subject of war for his/her story and the
theme of the story may be the writer’s personal opinion that war is a curse for humanity. If your theme
is a word or sounds like a fortune cookie, it’s not a theme. 
7. Current Event - Identify a current event or issue that is related to the themes and motifs in the novel
(preparation for Socratic Seminar). 
8. Allusions - Identify historical allusions from your chapters; provide textual evidence for support.
Task 4 – FOR CHAPTER 18 ONLY - Current Events: Find a news article from a reputable news source (e.g. New
York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Sun Times, The New Yorker, Wired Magazine, Scientific
Monthly, Time, Foxnews.com, NPR, Newsweek, etc.). that aligns with the ideas presented in your chapter.
Discuss the ideas presented in the article, and how they support those in Chapter 18. Provide the author, title,
publication, publication date, & the link to the article. This is great prep for Socratic Seminar! 
Formatting Your Individual Assignment:
Use the posted template! You will lose points if formatting (e.g. MLA header and heading, numbering and
labeling, parenthetical documentation, etc.) is not correct.
Submission Details:
Your individual assignment is due by 7:30 AM the morning of the book study meeting. Your assignment must be
submitted to the following places:
1) Turnitin.com (attached word or PDF document) – submit in correct Section #.
2) Your Group Discussion Board in Canvas (copy and paste).
Failure to submit on time and to both places will result in loss of credit. Please plan accordingly!
Getting Graded:
You will be given a grade for your Individual Reading Assignment AND for actively participating in each
meeting (as a leader and as a participant). The point break down is below:
Individual Assignment: 85r points total
Meeting Facilitation: 25s/l points total
Active Meeting Participation (Meetings 1-6): 75s/l points total
15 points per meeting (5 meetings since you will be the
leader/facilitator for 1 of the 6)
Note: other Unit Activities include chapter pop quizzes, a Timed Write, and a Socratic Seminar.