Dystopia Week 1

What is a Utopian society?

• A very bad or unfair society where there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, after something terrible has happened.

• A perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy.

What is a Dystopian society?

• A very bad or unfair society where there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, after something terrible has happened.

• A perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy.

What is a democracy?

• The belief that everyone in a country has the right to express their opinions, and that power should be held by people who are elected.

• A country ruled by a dictator.

• A leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

What is a Dictatorship?

• A country ruled by a dictator and has full control over a country.

• The belief that everyone in a country has the right to express their opinions, and that power should be held by people who are elected.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is a theme?

• A type of government.

• A type of play.

• An idea that recurs in a work of art or literature.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a Totalitarian Government?

• A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

• A government that has total control of the population often held through violence and fear.

'There haven’t been any new children for a long time now. Melanie doesn’t know why that is. There used to be lots; every week, or every couple of weeks, voices in the night. Muttered orders, complaints, the occasional curse. A cell door slamming.'

How do we know Melanie lives in a dystopian setting?

From 'The girl with all the gifts'.