Time Capsule - margaret Atwood

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Time Capsule - Margaret Atwood

What genre does the title suggest?

Margaret Atwood

author of The Handmaid's Tale

How to do it

Answer the following questions in pairs. Then share with another pair & class

What do you know about climate conferences? Do you know any other than Copenhagen?

Work out what the 4 eras are. Relate them to historial events, people, etc.

What type of text is this - fiction or narrative non-fiction - or science fiction or a bit of everything? Provide arguments from the text.

Who is being addressed? When will this text be read?

Having read the introduction, the title and the text, try to describe the author's outlook on the success of the Copenhagen conference.

At which stage do we find ourselves now?