Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze theme and central idea in Unwind and The Hunger Games by determining how laws, violence, and social control develop dystopian warnings.
Students will be able to cite and explain textual evidence from Unwind and The Hunger Games to support claims about when breaking the law is justified.
Students will be able to evaluate multiple perspectives on morality, violence, and resistance in dystopian societies using discussion and source analysis.
Students will be able to conduct a short research process about oppression, social control, and the value of human life to inform an original dystopian world.
Students will be able to revise and defend an original dystopian society design by explaining its rules, systems of power, and justified resistance.
Products
Evidence-Based Argument CEA Paragraph and Research Log
Each student writes a CEA paragraph answering one unit question about law, morality, violence, warning, or value of life using evidence from Unwind and The Hunger Games. They also submit a research log with source credibility checks, quoted evidence, and a fair counterargument with rebuttal.
Dystopia Design Showcase with Public Defense Panel
Teams create an original dystopia poster, map, or slide display and present a public defense explaining the society’s laws, power structures, resistance, and warning to the real world. The presentation includes each member’s evidence contributions and a collaborative synthesis of where the strongest evidence supports their design choices.
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