1. Michelle Stewart

2.  Utopia  Any society governed by an ideal socio-politico-legal system  Any visionary system of political or social perfection  Ideal place or state  Dystopia  a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, opp ression, disease, and overcrowding.  imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives

3.  S.E. Hinton  The book shows two different lifestyles, the Soc’s and the Greasers. The Greasers have the hard life while Soc’s have it ‘easy’.

4.  LA: Students will tell key parts of the story from the Soc’s point of view. Students relate events from the novel to modern life and write newspaper articles about them.  SS: Students will hold a debate to determine if exceptions to laws should be made for someone who is labeled a hero. And if exceptions are made, to what extent.

5.  Lois Lowry  The community is supposed to be a perfect society with many benefits, but once the truth is known by Jonas, it is the complete opposite to him.

6.  LA: Students can interpret the ending and write if they believe Jonas and Gabe lived.  SS: Students could review history of the world and tie in the loss of memories to effects on the future.  CA: Students could make their own utopias/dystopia. This could be posters, dioramas, mobiles or any type of display.

7.  William Golding  At first the boys are getting along and trying to cooperate to survive, but eventually it turns into dystopia when 2 of the boys become outcasts of the group.

8.  LA: In groups, students will place themselves on the island and decide how their rules and power structure will be established.  SS: Students will compare and contrast hierarchy systems in government throughout history.  CA: Students will bring in songs they think relate to the story. Students will play part of the song for the class and explain how/why it relates to the text.

9.  Aldous Huxley  This theme ties into the book because although everyone is provided for and taken care of, it is at a cost.

10.  LA: Students can learn about symbolism and discuss themes in the book that are relevant to today.  SS: Students will discuss parallels between the book and our society today. They will also learn about caste systems and have a class debate of the pros and cons of caste systems.  CA: Students will make a poster and create their own caste system.