W3 introduction of project Dystopia

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

PROJECT DYSTOPIA 

Learning goals 

I know what a dystopia is

I know the difference between dystopia, fantasy and science fiction.

I know what is expected of me in Project Dystopia

I have decided whether I am going to work alone or together with someone else. 

So, what is a dystopia?

Dystopia

Science Fiction

Fantasy

an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. 

a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and usually inspired by mythology or folklore

a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals.

Dystopia

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Which of these things could lead to a dystopian society if they got completely out of hand? 

Yes

No

Climate change

Nuclear war 

Artificial intelligence

Genetic manipulation

Increased infertility 

Biological warfare

Population growth 

Donald Trump for president

The internet 

Video surveillance 

In which dystopia would you live? 

Follow the link on the next slide. 

What kind of dystopia would you live in? 

www.quizony.com

So... which dystopia?

Time to explain the project 

TIME TO EXPLAIN THE PROJECT 

- The project consists of two parts: a research part and a creative part.

- All the information is in the assignment, which I will show you in a minute.

- You can work alone, or in pairs.

- If you work in pairs, you need to speak English at all times to get the points for speaking English. If you work alone, you get those points for free because you did all the work yourself. 

- An evaluation of your own work is part of the project, as is a log describing who did what, and time spent. 

- The assignment is in Teams. That's where you hand it in as well.

- You hand in your work in a Word-file. Not in PDF!

- Your work is checked for plagiarism

- For each day your work is late, you lose a point.

- There will be time to work on it in class every week. 

In year 3 for the second time? 

- Option one: you do the dystopia project again. You are only allowed this option if you can send me last year's work so I can see you're not handing in the same work twice. 

- Don't want that, or can't prove your work is new? There's a Stephen King-project that you can do. In that case, you can borrow a book from me to carried out some of the tasks. This only goes for people who are in year 3 for the second time, so it's not a choice between the two. 

Now let's take a quick look! 

After that, go to the assignment in teams, read the information and think about whether you want to work alone, or with another person. You don't have to decide this now, especially because some people aren't here.