Ms. Melton & Mrs.

Potter
AIG CAMP 2016

DAILY DOSE:
DEFIANCE & DISORDER

This isnt right. How can we live like this? There must be another way.
Poverty. Oppression. Conformity. Government Control.
Is this Panem? Is it Jonass Community? Abnegation? The Glade?
It could be, and if it was, would you survive? Would you conform? Or would you rise up and fight?
Put your skills to the test by exploring and engaging in scenarios common to fictional, dystopian
societies. Use your abilities to think critically, create positive solutions, and lead others as you set foot
on an interactive game board allowing you to expand your h
orizons
to a place where fiction and
reality collide. Use your experiences as knowledge to guide you in developing a functional, utopian
society.

POINTS
TO
PONDER

Thereisalargefocusondystopiansocietiesinyoungadultliteraturetoday.Therearemany
commonthemesthatauthorsaretryingtoconveytoyoungreadersregardingtodaysreal
worldissuesandfictionaldystopiansocieties.Thesethemesincludefreedom,responsibility,
justice,community,leadership,etc.
Leadershipandproblemsolvingareimportantwhenfacingchallengesandobstaclesinorder
tosurvive.Survivalishumaninstinctindystopiansocietiesandtodayssociety
Therearecertaincountriesthathavedisplayedmoreaspectsofdystopiansocietiesthan
others.
Mostdystopiansocietiesareformedfromanattemptedutopia,orperfectworld.Many
differentaspectsofsocietyareimpactedwhenadystopianisformed.Theseaspectsinclude
government,familystructure,technology,education,careers,environment,etc.

INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
Why are Teens Reading
Dystopian Novels?
By

Francisca Goldsmith

Understanding the Appeal of

Dystopian Y
oung Adult Fiction
By Justin Scholes and Jon

Ostenson

Dystopias: Definition and

Characteristics
by Read.Write.Think

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PARENT INFORMATION

Todays youth is drawn to the idea of a strong, independent protagonist fighting the odds
against oppressive, societal control. Students connect with these characters because they see a
glimpse of themselves within them and can relate to their adolescent struggles. But what are
the ingredients involved in concocting these futuristic worlds? What are the real-life trends,
perceived through the novels, which play out in different countries around the world? How far
and wide will this movement of government control, and defeating the odds, go within young
adult literature?
These are just a few ideas that we will explore as we expand our HORIZONS
into the intriguing and mystifying elements within dystopian literature and societies. Students
will engage in problem-solving activities and team-building challenges as they fight their way
through testing trials and adversity in an attempt to find out what it takes to create their own
utopia, or perfect world.

RESOURCES AND IDEAS TO EXPLORE

BUILD YOUR OWN
UTOPIA

WHICH FACTION
IS RIGHT FOR
YOU?

DYSTOPIAN
NOVELS FOR DAYS

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VOLUNTEER FOR
TRIBUTE?

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