1. English 1 - September 10th Dystopia Notes Tech Posters Poster Share
Agenda:
Dystopia Notes
Tech Posters
Poster Share
Homework
You Will Need:
Notebook or 2 pieces of paper
Writing implement
Scratch paper (not in notebook)
Homework Agenda

2. Notes Set Up Copy the following at the top of the page
Name, Class (English 1 Cluster) and Date
Topic: Dystopia
Essential Question: What are some ways authors use fiction to criticize their world?

3. Dystopia Combination Word
Dysfunctional - having serious problems that keep things from working
Utopia - A perfect society
Dystopia - A society that is supposed to be perfect, but has serious problems

4. Dystopian Fiction A type of science fiction
Creates a society that has solved a specific problem
The solution to that problem creates more, possibly worse problems
Examples: See your classmates for the examples your class used.

5. Sources of Dystopia
Something that worries the author about what might happen next
Current events
New laws or government
New technology

6. Technology Today
See your classmates for the list of examples.

7. Tech Posters Get out a piece of scratch paper.
Create a rough draft a poster featuring the pros and cons of this technology (model).
Create your movie slogan starting with “In a world…”
Show your rough draft to Ms. Gillette to receive paper and colors.

8. Poster Share
Find one other person with a different technology from you.
Find another pair with at least one different technology to form a group of 4.
Find a place to sit and share your posters.
Write down everyone’s “In World…” slogan

9. Homework - Due September 14th
Take one of the technologies from the posters.
Starting with the “In a world” slogan, describe in detail a world ruined by that technology.
Write it in your notebook, 1 page minimum.