Dystopia / Utopia

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Dystopia

What is a dystopia?

Which Utopian City?

What is the connection between Science Fiction and Dystopian novels?

What does the word dystopia literally mean?

1. Distant place
2. Not-good place
3. Non-existent place

Of these dystopian works, which was written earliest?

1. The Iron Heel
2. Brave New World
3. Gulliver's Travels

Which of these events was NOT a major influence on dystopian fiction?

1. The Protestant Reformation
2. The Industrial Revolution
3. World War II

What was disturbing about the future world of "The Time Machine"?

1. A nuclear apocalypse rendering the world barely habitable
2. Economic inequality resulting in separate species of humans
3. Time travel destroying the fabric of the universe

What was Orwell trying to critique in his novel "1984"?

1. Communism
2. Capitalism
3. Propaganda

Uniformity / Sameness

No free will / surveillance

Corrupt government / propaganda

Segregation / Unequal power

Perfect exterior hides evil secret

Unexpected hero

Which questions from the reader (p. 22-24) would you like to discuss next week?

00:26

What is the purpose of this first part of the video?

00:46

How many cameras are there in China?

02:41

Give three examples of things that influence your social credit score.

03:46

Which advantages of the system are mentioned by the kids at the end of the clip? Name two.

03:56

What is your own opinion about this system? What is the connection with the book This Perfect Day?

Take the test in the link on the next slide to find out which dystopia you will live in. Write down the type of dystopia you got. Then explain what you would like and dislike about this specific type of dystopia.

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Which dystopia did you get?

On the next slide you find another quiz about the dystopia you belong in. Write down which dystopia you got and what you would like and dislike about this type of dystopia.

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Which dystopia did you get?