Week One - Joliet Public Schools

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Choose Your Own Adventure:Dystopian Novel Study

Week One VIDEOVIDEO

Monday- May 4th - DirectionsMonday- May 4th - Directions

You cannot progress without having selected a novel on the Google Form. If you have not done so yet, please complete the Choose Your Own Dystopian Novel Adventure Google Form (click link).

The Giver pdfFahrenheit 451 pdf

Monday- May 4th - Directions for Novel StudyMonday- May 4th - Directions for Novel Study

For the next four weeks, you will be reading your novel, answering questions about what you have read and then discussing your dystopian novel via Kidblog. You will be reading each day and assignments relating to your reading will be turned in via Google Classroom. The novels are pdfs-- feel free to download them to your own Google Drive for easy access!

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Monday- May 4th - Directions for Utopia/Dystopia ProjectMonday- May 4th - Directions for Utopia/Dystopia Project

IMPORTANT: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

AND REQUIREMENTS HERE

*This will be due at the end of the four weeks, but we want you to have an opportunity to view it and work on it in pieces.

Tuesday- May 5Tuesday- May 5

The Giver-

Read Chapters 1 & 2 (pages 1-19)

Fahrenheit 451-

Read pages 1-15

Assignment:

Begin the Dystopian Novel Study Organizer,

Week One

Answer the questions as you read.

Due Thursday, May 7.

Utopia/Dystopia Project:

Begin the Utopia/Dystopia Project -Week 1 Planning Guide.

Due Saturday, May 9.

Objective: Investigate the setting in your text, establishing the elements of dystopian society.Brainstorm the concept of your own utopia/dystopia.

Wednesday - May 6Wednesday - May 6

The Giver-

Read Chapters 3-4

(pages 20-33)

Fahrenheit 451-

Read pages 15-32

Assignment:

Continue the Dystopian Novel Study

Organizer, Week One

Answer the questions as you read. Due Thursday.


Begin the Utopia/Dystopia Project Planning Guide - Week

1.



Thursday- May 6Thursday- May 6

The Giver-

Read Chapter 5

(pages 34-39)

Fahrenheit 451-

Read pages 32-45

(page break)

Assignment:

Finish the Dystopian Novel Study Organizer,

Week One

Answer the questions as you read. Due Today.


Begin the Utopia/Dystopia Project Planning Guide - Week

1.



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Friday- May 7- Discussion DayFriday- May 7- Discussion Day

Go to Kidblog and answer the question for this week.You should craft a thoughtful, original response, using complete

sentences.You should also thoughtfully respond to a minimum of two others.

Utopia/Dystopia Project - Assignment Guidelines

The goal of this project is to invent your own utopia. In reality, your utopia will be a dystopia, but you are the government leader, so you don’t want anyone to know that. Instead, you want

to present your society as if it is ideal, well-functioning, and extremely habitable.

Format:

◼ Your final product must be done in the form of a GOOGLE SLIDES, WEBPAGE, BLOG, or TRAVEL BROCHURE/BOOKLET. If you need help finding tech resources, reach out!

◼ This assignment must be colorful, include images to depict your utopia, and be neatly made. This should look inviting enough to try and encourage members to be a part of your utopia.

*This project is worth a total of 74 points.

Your final product must include ALL of the following components:

1. Cover page (2 pts) – The cover page must include the name of your utopian society, a logo or drawing, and your name.

2. Name of your Utopian society (2 pts) – Choose a creative and appropriate name to represent your new society. Write a meaningful statement that tells why you chose this name.

3. Declaration of Independence (5 pts) – Write a brief statement describing the reason why you formed your utopian society. In this statement you must answer the following questions – 1.) What don’t you like about your current society? 2.) How has the current society broken your trust? 3.) Why do you feel the need to form a more perfect society? 4.) How will your society be different? 5.) Does your society have some of the same characteristics as your current society? Yes or No – If yes, then tell which ideas are the same.

4. Utopian Motto and Seal (5 pts)– Create a slogan or motto that citizens of your society will follow, and draw a utopian seal. Write a brief description that explains the meaning of the motto and seal that you chose.

5. List of Rules (10 pts) – Develop a list of 10 rules that all community members must follow. Provide an explanation for each rule.

6. Governing Body (10 pts)– How will the government of this Utopian be structured? Will you have a democracy, anarchy, a monarchy, a dictatorship, or will you have a mixed government (combines elements of all types of government)? How will your government make decisions? Please give an explanation for your choices.

7. Holidays and Celebrations (10 pts) – Create 5 or more unique holidays and celebrations that your society will have throughout the year. For each make sure you include a date and a reason why you chose these dates.

8. Advertisement (10 pts)– Develop a written advertisement or flyer for your community. This ad should be complete with pictures that are representative of life in your society.

9. Options (10 pts)- Choose two of the societal elements outlined in the Options for Your Utopia attachment. Discuss how both will be structured and organized in your utopia. How will they work? See specific instructions on the Options for Your Utopia attachment.

10. Potential Problems (10 pts) - The last element of this project should discuss what challenges or roadblocks may make this utopia difficult to create or maintain. What dystopian features arise as a result? This is your chance to reveal the reality of your society.

Options for Your Utopia

Choose two of the following societal elements to include in your utopia. Each option should have 7-10 sentences written in proper format and proofread and edited.

1. Members/Citizens – If you don’t have a global utopia, who will your citizens be? How many? What will they do? What rights will they have? How will they gain admittance to your utopia?

2. Children & Education – What are children’s roles in your society? How do they fit in? What

will your system of education be like?

3. Economics, Work & Leisure – What systems will be in place for the production and distribution of goods and services? What form of currency will you use? How is wealth distributed? Will your economy be independent or reliant on the rest of the world? Who will do the work? What does a day in the life of one of your inhabitants look like?

4. Science, Technology & Environment – Will you use technology in your utopia? How? What

role will scientific pursuits play? What will your energy sources be? How will you dispose of society’s wastes?

5. The Arts & Media – How will you incorporate artistic pursuits in your utopia? How much

freedom of expression will artists and the media enjoy? Who will control the media?

6. The Physical Structure – What sort of landscape will you have? What will houses and buildings look like? How will they be arranged? What will the relationship between private and public space be? How and where will people live?

7. Law & Order – What sort of system (or systems) will be needed to deal with those who break

rules or those who harm others? How will you address conflict resolution? How will you enforce the rules of your society?

Dystopian Novel Study Organizer Week One (May 4-8)

As you read your dystopian novel, answer the questions that follow.

This organizer is due Thursday, May 7. Respond in complete sentences, in a different color or font.

1. Title of book:

Do you like your novel so far? Yes/No & why?

2. When and where is the story located?

3. Describe the hierarchy/structure present in your novel. How is society organized?

4. Is the society created in your novel harsh or oppressive? Provide textual evidence that supports your answer.

5. Who benefits from this system? Who Suffers? How do you know?

6. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this system? Provide textual evidence to support your answer.

7. How & why did it become a dystopia? What was society like before?

8. Why do people tolerate the system the way it is? What safeguards have been put in place to ensure compliance/obedience?

Utopia/Dystopia Project Week one (May 4-8)

For week one, brainstorm about numbers 1-3 on the project list: Cover page – The cover page must include the name of your utopian society, a logo or drawing, and your name. Name of your Utopian society – Choose a creative and appropriate name to represent your new society. Write a meaningful statement that tells why you chose this name. Declaration of Independence – Write a brief statement describing the reason why you formed your utopian society. In this statement you must answer the following questions:

1.) What don’t you like about your current society? 2.) How has the current society broken your trust? 3.) Why do you feel the need to form a more perfect society? 4.) How will your society be different? 5.) Does your society have some of the same characteristics as your current society? Yes or No – If yes, then tell which ideas are the same.

Please note: Some things can change before the final project, but answering these questions should help your initial planning.

MY IDEAS

Name of society ideas:

Possible logo ideas/sketch:

Declaration of independence ideas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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