1. Warm-Up : OPTIC

2. What is a dystopia? : Notes
“Dys” = prefix, from Greek, meaning “bad,” “ill,” or “abnormal.”
Use the handout provided to complete the notes sheet. You may annotate as you read, or you can just find the information and add it to your notes sheet.

3. FILM TRAILERS The Giver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvp6FnYWRZU
The Running Man:
Pleasantville:
V for Vendetta:
Brazil:
Wall-E:
The Matrix:
The Hunger Games:
Never Let Me Go:

4. Discussion What did we notice?
What are some common elements of the dystopian genre?
What appears to be the universal struggle for dystopian characters?
What themes are prevalent in the genre?

5. Closer
Pre-Assessment for Unit Four