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25 resources with the concept dystopian literature

Fahrenheit 451—Activity Pack Activities & Project

Fahrenheit 451—Activity Pack

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
The burning questions is at what point do readers of Fahrenheit 451 recognize the many literary devices Ray Bradbury employs in his dystopian classic that warns of  a society that uses media to indoctrinate the public and denigrates...
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Brave New World Novel Study Study Guide

Brave New World Novel Study

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The official motto of the World State, the unified government in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World, is "Community, Identity, Stability." Scholars explore how the motto is depicted in the text by answering comprehension questions...
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Animal Farm Novel Study Study Guide

Animal Farm Novel Study

7th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Watch out! According to the tenets of Animalism, the philosophy of the revolting pigs in Animal Farm, anything walking on two legs is an enemy. With the novel study, pupils answer questions based on the first chapter of the classic...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four Novel Study Study Guide

Nineteen Eighty-Four Novel Study

8th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Explore a dystopian world where independent thinking is outlawed ... in 1984. Learners invent similes and answer questions about the first two chapters of the famous novel. Next, pupils identify parts of speech from the text and complete...
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Discussion Guide for 1984 Activities & Project

Discussion Guide for 1984

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, can seem strangely prophetic when compared to modern news events and politics. Readers of Orwell's dystopian classic sharpen their critical thinking skills by engaging in a shared...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: Orwell Activities & Project

Nineteen Eighty-Four: Orwell

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Warning or prediction? Nineteen Eighty Four is the anchor text for a series of tasks that ask readers to compare the novel to the film as well as current events to those pictured in George Orwell's dystopian classic.
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A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of George Orwell’s 1984 Activities & Project

A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of George Orwell’s 1984

9th - 12th
Whether you're new to using Nineteen Eighty Four in the classroom or you're an Orwell veteran, the materials in this teacher's guide are a valuable addition to your curriculum. The suggested activities prompt readers to create a newspeak...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell Activities & Project

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The depth of Nineteen Eighty Four is in the details. Encourage a close reading of Orwell's dystopian classic with resource sheets that focus attention on the author's stylistic choices that lead to the betrayals that make Big Brother's...
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Why Should You Read "The Handmaid's Tale"? Video

Why Should You Read "The Handmaid's Tale"?

5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, published in 1985, remains a timeless and cautionary tale. Naomi Mercer offers a cogent argument for why Atwood's speculative fiction should should be a part of the modern language arts canon.
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The Giver Worksheet

The Giver

7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The world in Lois Lowry's The Giver is one without pain or suffering. Similiarly, your classroom review of the novel can be painless with a simple and straightforward crossword puzzle that covers characters, details, and setting details...
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1984 eBook

1984

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
An eBook edition of 1984 is now available for classroom use. George Orwell's famous dystopian novel is downloadable for free for individual computers, tablets, or phones.
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Fahrenheit 451 Worksheet

Fahrenheit 451

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Readers will be burning to attack a crossword puzzle based on Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451. They must fill in the missing words in passages drawn from the novel and identify characters.
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Nineteen Eight-Four Activities & Project

Nineteen Eight-Four

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a perfect text for an age of fake news and alternative facts. And what better way to introduce a new generation of readers to George Orwell's dystopian classic than with a reader's theatre version of the tale. The...
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Kindred Teacher Guide Lesson Plan

Kindred Teacher Guide

8th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
A teacher's guide for Kindred provides instructors with a wealth of materials to enrich either a full-class reading or independent study of Octavia E. Butler's popular science fiction novel. The activities are designed to encourage...
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Animal Farm - Context and Background Video

Animal Farm - Context and Background

3 mins 9th - 12th
George Orwell's allegorical Animal Farm is the focus of a video that introduces the concepts of political allegory and totalitarianism. A great way to generate interest in the novel.
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How to Recognize a Dystopia Video

How to Recognize a Dystopia

6 mins 9th - 12th
Viewers need not be fans of dystopian literature to be engaged by a short video that traces the development of the genre from Plato to the present. Gulliver's Travels, The Time Machine, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Animal Farm, and We...
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The Giver Unit

The Giver

7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Wouldn't it be great to live an a community without pain, without danger? Such a society is the goal of the community in The Giver. Using Lois Lowry's dystopian novel as the core text, class members read primary source materials about...
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Lord of the Flies Unit Unit
2 In 2 Collections

Lord of the Flies Unit

7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
How does a society influence and shape individuals? Class members ponder this essential question as they read Lord of the Flies, as well as primary source materials about the historical background of the novel. As a final assessment,...
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Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in Young Adult Literature Lesson Plan

Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in Young Adult Literature

7th - 12th
The Hunger Games. Maximum Ride. Why is so much of young adult literature so dark? What is the appeal of dystopian literature to young readers? The six activities in this resource ask kids to reflect on some of the reasons this genre has...
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Exploration of Utopias and Dystopias Unit

Exploration of Utopias and Dystopias

11th
CCSS: Adaptable
If you are considering adding or expanding a unit on utopian and dystopian literature you simply must check out this fabulous resource. Packed with plans, activities, project-based and 21st century learning opportunities, the unit uses a...
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Dystopian Literature
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Dystopian Literature

9th - 12th
Dreams or nightmares? Visions or warnings? Are these stories truths, as Yann Arthus-Bertrand said, "the world is not yet ready to hear"? Listen to the warnings in this collection of materials designed for writings that depict what could happen if . . .
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Utopia/Dystopia: The American Dream Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

Utopia/Dystopia: The American Dream

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
America was founded by dreamers, and the American dream still resonates in our country today. Track the American dream from its Puritan beginnings to its optimistic descendants with a instructional activity that focuses on speeches by...
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Novel Lesson for The Giver Unit

Novel Lesson for The Giver

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Lois Lowry's The Giver is one of the most engaging and thought-provoking works of literature in the middle school curriculum. Round out your novel unit with a collection of reading activities, comprehension questions, memoir and journal...
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Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh’s “1984” Commercial Lesson Plan

Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh’s “1984” Commercial

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Known as one of the most iconic advertisements of the 20th century, Macintosh's "1984" commercial has become more of a social statement. Present the ad to a new audience of viewers with a instructional activity focused on identifying...
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