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Why do we read this stuff?

Why do we read this stuff?. Wow. That is messed up. Learning Target. Understanding the fictional setting: dystopia. Why do we read this stuff?. Have you read any of these books? The City of Ember ? Hunger Games ? The House of the Scorpion ? The Giver ? Matched ? Delirium ? Gone ?

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Why do we read this stuff?

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  1. Why do we read this stuff? Wow. That is messed up.

  2. Learning Target • Understanding the fictional setting: dystopia.

  3. Why do we read this stuff? Have you read any of these books? • The City of Ember? • Hunger Games? • The House of the Scorpion? • The Giver? • Matched? • Delirium? • Gone? • Ender’s Game?

  4. Utopia and Dystopia defined: Watch the video to understand Utopia and Dystopia settings • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A7CHIlgNW0

  5. Defined: Utopia Dystopia A messed up world A world that is severely flawed Hell on earth A dysfunctional place to live. A degraded society • The perfect place • A place of perfect harmony • Heaven on earth • The ideal place to live • A superior society

  6. Why would people want to read about messed up worlds? Wouldn’t they rather read about happy worlds? • Find the article on my webpage under today’s date. • Review the vocabulary terms by looking the word up in a dictionary before you read the article. • Read the article. • Answer the questions using complete thoughts. • When you finish share your assignment with jrunni@mypanthers.org • Type “H# LastnameFirstnameDystopia” in the subject line.

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