Dystopian Literature
Teacher and Student Resources
Student Centered Activity...
The TED-Ed lesson below contains a five-minute video which discusses the origins and history of dystopia. Supplementary activities provided include a multiple-choice quiz to check for understanding, links to supportive materials, and a class discussion question. (If this resource does not work I could make you a TED-Ed lesson tailored to your lesson objective)
Teacher Resources...
The first article below (Edutopia) offers ideas on how to use dystopian literature as a catalyst for interdisciplinary connections. The second article (Huffington Post) focuses on ways to use dystopian literature to discuss difficult political and social issues. The final article (Horn Book) examines the criteria for dystopian literature and contains titles for suggested reading.