10.1 Interpret the events from the texts through a dystopian lens to plan your productions.

Write down selected elements from the texts or from your answers to the texts’ questions that inspire you. Imagine your dystopian allegory: organize and adapt the elements of the story. Think how you will represent the chosen elements and what they can symbolize using this chart. Then, think about what your story would be warning against.

Remember!

You can always read and watch the provided models before you continue!

Complete the following chart

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<caption style="text-align: center; ">Plan your dystopian allegory</caption>
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<th scope="col" style="text-align: center; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Elements from the current event:</th>
<th scope="col" style="text-align: center; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Symbolized in my story by:<br></th>
<th scope="col" style="text-align: center; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Can warn against or represent:</th>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Write down <strong>selected</strong> elements from the texts and from the answers you gave to the questions.</td>
<td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong>Organize</strong> and <strong>adapt</strong> these elements to meet essential characteristics of a dystopian story.&nbsp;</td>
<td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Write down ways your selected elements could be interpreted. Make sure you transmit a warning message.&nbsp;</td>
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10.2 Plan the summary of your story

Draft the summary of your story.

Resources

You can use one of these resources to help you plan your summary.

Summary
Linguee
Bravolo (mobile device)

You can also consult your resources in the Tool Box section.

10.3 explain your choices

Complete the following chart to explain your choices.

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    <caption style="text-align: center; caption-side: top;">Explain Your Choices</caption>
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            <th scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Reality: <br>The current event</th>
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                <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">Fiction: Your story<br>Product 1</span></p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">Explanation and message<br></span><span style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: inherit;">Product 2</span></p>
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            <td>Write down the&nbsp; <strong>selected</strong> elements that went into your story.</td>
            <td><strong>Organize</strong> and <strong>adapt </strong>these elements to create your dystopian summary.</td>
            <td>Write down or explain orally your personal interpretation behind your creation.&nbsp;<br></td>
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<p>Use this checklist to see how dystopian your story is:</p>
<p><strong>List of possible characteristics: General</strong><br></p>
<input type="checkbox">&nbsp;The story is set in a pessimistic future.&nbsp;
<br><input type="checkbox" class="">&nbsp;Citizens are not entirely free.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<p><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;A figurehead or idea is worshipped by the citizens of the society.&nbsp;<br><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;Citizens live in a dehumanized state.&nbsp;<br><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;Citizens conform to uniform expectations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;Individuality and dissent are usually bad.&nbsp;<br><input type="checkbox" class="">&nbsp;Society can be an illusion of a perfect system.&nbsp;<br><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;The story can be seen as a dark allegory of a real issue in the world.</p>
<p><strong>List of possible characteristics: Protagonist</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The dystopian protagonist(s):</strong></p>
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<input type="checkbox">&nbsp;is or feels trapped and is struggling to escape.&nbsp;
<p><input type="checkbox"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">&nbsp;believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he or she lives.&nbsp;<br></span><input type="checkbox">&nbsp;helps the audience recognizes the negative aspects of the dystopian world<br><input type="checkbox"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">&nbsp;through his or her perspective.&nbsp;</span><br></p>

10.4 revise and edit

Resources

You can use one of these resources to help you edit your summary.

You can also consult the Tool Box section for other resources.

Cross Curricular Competency

To Cooperate with Others

As a video game editor by collaborating with creators, we can create better stories and games together. -Alexandre Richard, editor.

Did you know?

To be able to collaborate respectfully and effectively with others using digital tools is also a 21st century digital competency.

Copy and paste your draft in the text box (text written in the Plan your Story TAB). Revise your summary according to feedback you received and edit your text. When ready, publish your story according to your teacher's instructions.

Revise and edit your text

Publish

When ready, publish your summary according to your teacher's instructions.

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10. Imagine and Create Your Dystopian Story

10.1 Interpret the events from the texts through a dystopian lens to plan your productions.

Remember!

10.2 Plan the summary of your story

Resources

10.3 explain your choices

10.4 revise and edit

Resources

To Cooperate with Others

Did you know?

Publish

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10. Imagine and Create Your Dystopian Story

10.1 Interpret the events from the texts through a dystopian lens to plan your productions.

Remember!

10.2 Plan the summary of your story

Resources

10.3 explain your choices

10.4 revise and edit

Resources

To Cooperate with Others

Did you know?

Publish