Dystopia vs Utopia
by Ms. B. on Jun.01, 2011, under Curriculum, Showcasing work
We are creating Utopian Societies that differ from the Dystopian Society from Harrison Bergeron.
According to Wikipedia, Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world, or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare world, or dystopia.
1st – they had to create a T-graph comparing their Utopia with the Dystopian Society in Harrison Bergeron.
2nd – they created a foldable book that contained
3rd – they created a Common Craft type video explaining their Utopians.
Here is my sample:
MY SAMPLE UTOPIA
Burtonopia from Burton’s Scholars on Vimeo.
STEPHANIE’S UTOPIA
DIAMOND’S UTOPIA
Diamond’s Utopia from Burton’s Scholars on Vimeo.
Here are some more of our Utopian Society Recruitment Videos
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December 13th, 2011 on 9:30 am[...] next assignment will be for you to create your own Utopian Society that is preferable to the Dystopian Society of Harrison Bergeron’s life. [...]
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November 11th, 2011 on 1:00 pm
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