Dystopia: A Tale of Power and Control Student Book introduces students to the dystopia as a narrative that has shaped, and continues to shape, our world.
The study provides students the opportunity for close engagement with the following texts:
Utopia by Sir Thomas More
Animal Farm by George Orwell
‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut
Elysium directed by Neill Blomkamp
Through an examination of utopia and dystopia as interconnected concepts, students will develop their knowledge of how the narrative of dystopia has come to dominate genres - such as science fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy - whose primary purpose is to examine and critique political structures and social issues. In doing so, the dystopian narrative greatly influences the ways people think about their society, revealing a preoccupation with imagining a better world and what it might take to achieve this, even when the vision being shared an horrific one.
This student book is a highly valuable resource for students and teachers of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 11 Narratives that Shape our World focus area. It includes:
Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts
Texts regarded as quality literature
Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social, and gender perspectives
Download the Table of Contents
Authors: Emily Bosco, Anthony Bosco, and Luke Bartolo
Format: PDF download, 123 pages
ISBN: 978 1 925771 84 8
Dystopia: A Tale of Power and Control Student Book introduces students to the dystopia as a narrative that has shaped, and continues to shape, our world.
The study provides students the opportunity for close engagement with the following texts:
Utopia by Sir Thomas More
Animal Farm by George Orwell
‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut
Elysium directed by Neill Blomkamp
Through an examination of utopia and dystopia as interconnected concepts, students will develop their knowledge of how the narrative of dystopia has come to dominate genres - such as science fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy - whose primary purpose is to examine and critique political structures and social issues. In doing so, the dystopian narrative greatly influences the ways people think about their society, revealing a preoccupation with imagining a better world and what it might take to achieve this, even when the vision being shared an horrific one.
This student book is a highly valuable resource for students and teachers of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 11 Narratives that Shape our World focus area. It includes:
Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts
Texts regarded as quality literature
Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social, and gender perspectives
Download the Table of Contents
Authors: Emily Bosco, Anthony Bosco, and Luke Bartolo
Format: PDF download, 123 pages
ISBN: 978 1 925771 84 8
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