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Dystopia Unit
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Dystopia Unit
Presented by PERSON for COMPANY
Harrison Bergeron
March 20
Harrison Bergeron
Describe what you think a utopia (an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect) and a dystopia (an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad) would look like.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
American satirical writer
- the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Historical Context
Written in 1961
Historical Context
- After World War 2
- After Red Scare (1950s)
- As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare.
Exigence
- Vonnegut was a socialist
- the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
- People were/are scared of socialism
- Wrote this story to show how absurd their fears are
Exigence
Harrison Bergeron
Day 2
Warm-Up
March 21
Day 2
Warm-Up
Rather than lowering people, like in Harrison Bergeron, how could we elevate people?
Day 3
Warm-Up
March 23
Day 3
Warm-Up
"Harrison Bergeron" is a satire, meaning it uses elements of humor to point out a problem or stupidity. What elements of humor did Vonnegut use in his short story to create his satire?
Pay attention to the first video (the actual interview) and how SNL made fun of it to make a statement.
Pay attention to the first video (the actual interview) and how SNL made fun of it to make a statement.
What statement were they trying to make? How did they do this?
Characterization
and Setting
Compare this video to last week's SNL satire.
Characterization
and Setting
March 27
What is a problem in society or a person's foolishness that you could point out or criticize using satire?
March 27
March 28
Give an example of how your actions, attitude, personality, etc. changes depending on where you are at the time.
March 28
rom “Rip Van Winkle”
by Washington Irving
rom “Rip Van Winkle”
by Washington Irving
He looked down into a deep mountain glen, wild, lonely, and shagged, the bottom filled with fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene; evening was gradually advancing; the mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valleys; he saw that it would be dark long before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors of his wife.
March 29
Describe a setting that creates a PEACEFUL mood.
Conflict
April 2
Make a prediction about how the character in your book will solve his/her Man Vs. Society conflict.
Conflict
Symbolism
April 3
What does the STAAR test symbolize to you?
Why?
Symbolism
aPRIL 4
Why do authors create symbols in their writing? What is their purpose?
Theme
April 6
Theme
What do you think the OVERALL theme is of your novel? What is the MAIN lesson about life or human nature?
Movie Clip Theme Comparison
Watch the movie clips and fill out the charts on your paper.
April 9
How are your characters doing (physically, mentally, emotionally) given the oppressive government they live under? What message is this sending about oppressive governments?
Warm-Ups for Literary Analysis Essay
Literary anaysis
Aptil 16
April 16
What is the overall theme of your book? How do you know this?
April 17
April 17
Look at your phrase notes. Add a participial, gerund, prepositional, absolute, appositive, or infinitive phrase to yesterday's thesis statement:
The author develops the theme that _____________ through characterization and plot.
April 18
April 18
Which hook did you choose to write for your introduction paragraph? Why did you choose that hook?
April 19
April 19
Through our analysis of characterization, symbols, plot, DIDLS, etc., what have you learned about how authors write?
April 20
April 20
Imitate the sentences below with new sentences about your novel or characters. Make sure your sentence has the same types of phrases:
- Keeping to himself and avoiding me, Poppa, a good quiet man, spent the last hours before leaving moving aimlessly around the yard.
- She returned to the bench, her face showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.