Critical Thinking Response
What is the purpose of dystopian literature and what does it reveal and imply about the nature of society (and individuals)?
Assignment:
Between now and the end of the year you are responsible for completing 4 1-page responses on different dystopian “texts” (2 print, 2 media*), that show that you are able to create a higher-level analysis that examines and connects questions posed by the story to the larger purpose of dystopian literature.
As a class, we synthesized the following list that you can use as a reference point for your analysis:
A reflection of the current state of affairs in a society (politics, structures, tensions/problems, ideas/initiatives)
A warning for what the future could become (“the worst case scenario”)
An exaggeration (and therein critique) of a society’s norms/expectations
A call to action (to shed light on society’s injustices)
A creative/artistic outlet to open minds to different possibilities or unknowns
Your response must:
Identify and analyze major themes of the text.
Discuss how (/if) these themes offer a critique/commentary of society.
Analyze the writer’s (film’s) purpose as a dystopian text.
Be at least 1-page long, edited and revised.
*You can substitute a media response for an analysis/response to our guest speaker this week.
*If you are doing a full novel (at grade level), you can substitute the 2 text responses for one, that is two pages long.
CRITERIA:
Identify and analyze major themes of the text.
Discuss how (/if) these themes offer a critique/commentary of society.
Analyze the writer’s (film’s) purpose as a dystopian text.
Be at least 1-page long, edited and revised.
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