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1 AP English 11

2  Writing groups  Satire!  Multiple choice practice  Timed write Read Write Speak Listen

3  Satire!  Multiple choice practice  Timed write Read Write Speak Listen

4  Heard the term “dystopian” before?  Any ideas as to what it means? Read Write Speak Listen

5  Here are some features. Feel free to take notes.  Repressive world, all-controlling state or agent.  Seen as Utopian by at least a segment of the society within the story.  “Backstory” that defines how the society came in to being. Read Write Speak Listen

6  Here are some features. Feel free to take notes.  Often futuristic or “sci-fi” elements.”  Hero who recognizes the flaws in the society and comes into conflicts with the authorities.  Representative of society who may be “beyond” the control of the state and can describe its principles.  Story may be unresolved at the end of the story; the repressive society may continue even if the hero escapes its reach (i.e., don’t expect a happy ending). Read Write Speak Listen

7  Definition  Examples  http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50- dystopian-movies-of-all-time/ http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50- dystopian-movies-of-all-time/  http://listverse.com/2008/03/12/top-12- dystopian-novels/ http://listverse.com/2008/03/12/top-12- dystopian-novels/ Read Write Speak Listen

8  http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50- dystopian-movies-of-all-time/ http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50- dystopian-movies-of-all-time/  http://listverse.com/2008/03/12/top-12- dystopian-novels/ http://listverse.com/2008/03/12/top-12- dystopian-novels/ Read Write Speak Listen

9  Please find a blank spot in your journal and label it with today’s date and “Dystopia Journal.”  Prompt: “Think about a social problem you consider to be a present in the world. Imagine a dystopian vision that reflects that problem. Use the dystopian elements we discussed to help guide a description of that world” Read Write Speak Listen

10  Thank you!  Now, please find a partner and talk to him or her about what you wrote. Make sure each of you gets a turn to talk. Read Write Speak Listen

11  Thank you!  Share with the class? Read Write Speak Listen

12  Come back tomorrow! Read Write Speak Listen


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