English 10 · Week 32 · Memoir, Dystopia, and Leadership
Dystopia and Hope
Dystopian warnings and the hope in resistance.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a dystopian text develops a theme about society.
- SEL skill
- Connect a dystopian theme to a real choice that shapes the future
- What it looks like
- Students consider their role in shaping the future.
- Content focus
- Dystopian warnings and hope
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Responsible decision-making
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What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.2: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 2
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: Fahrenheit 451, The Hunger Games
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 4: The Human Connection
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 3: Responses to Change
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 5: Absolute Power
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 6: Hard-Won Liberty
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 10
- Argument: Taking a Stand Responsible decision-makingWriting a claim about a global issue with honest evidence.
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- Media Literacy: Global News Responsible decision-makingComparing international coverage of one event.
- Synthesizing Sources Responsible decision-makingSynthesizing sources honestly and disclosing AI help.
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