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:

1. Utopia by Sir Thomas More

2. Animal Farm by George Orwell

3. ‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut

4. 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 Advanced Module A: Narratives that Shape our World. 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

Authors: Emily Bosco, Anthony Bosco, and Luke Bartolo

Format: PDF download, 123 pages

ISBN: 978 1 925771 84 8