10th grade English - Dystopian Literature

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

(task definition and notes generated by students)

Task: 3 page paper examining 2 dystopian novels.

Characteristics of dystopian literature:

Orderly and oppressive government or environment, citizens have limited freedom, controlled by authority, totalitarian:

government tries to make people “equal” except for inner circle; society is bleak and hopeless
hunger or other deprivation
lack of human rights,
over demanding rules and regulations
strict laws with harsh consequences
brainwashed population
strict regimented schedule
mystery about who is in charge
violent enforcement
resistance movement

main character:

recognizes imperfections of system
sliver of hope for main character
one character that fights the system to look for individual rights

theme and setting:

man vs. society
man vs. self,
fear,
setting is dark, dirty, run down
forlorn tone hopeful at the end (possibly)
future setting as a warning

Due Date: December 15

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

The literary works themselves; critiques; possibly some background information on writers and problems in their worlds.

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

List of dystopian books (bring new titles to Mrs. Baredo)

The Diary of Pelly D	by LJ Adlington
The Hunger Games	by Suzanne Collins
Epic	by Conor Kostick
Last Book in the Universe	by Rodman Philbrick
Uglies Trilogy	by Scott Westerfeld
Unwind	by Neal Shusterman
Feed	by MT Anderson
Taken	by Edward Bloor
The Gardener	by S. A. Bodeen
The House of the Scorpion	by Nancy Farmer
The Other Side of the Island	by Allegra Goodman
The Compound	by S. A. Bodeen
The Adoration of Jenna Fox	by Mary Pearson
Rash	by Pete Hautman
Incarceron	by Cathleen Fisher
The Maze Runner	by James Dashner
Ship Breaker	by Paolo Bacigalupi
Matched	by Allie Condie
The Declaration	by Gemma Malley
The Speed of Dark	by Elizabeth Moon
Life as We Know It	by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Ender's Game	Orson Scott Card
Candor	by Pam Bachorz

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation.

Citation generator

If you state conclusions about an aspect of dystopian literature, illustrate those with examples from the books. Cite the page numbers for the examples.

You may also want to incorporate background research for the time period the book was written, or literary criticism.

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper or notes.

Make sure that your Works Cited page is following MLA formatting: 1" margins , 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination.

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2009

Citation: 21 Oct 2009

Example paper

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you check your spelling/grammar? Is your MLA correct?

What did you learn about dystopian literature? What did you learn about comparing and analyzing fictional works?