This lesson has students analyze the use of power and indoctrination in chapter 2 of A Handmaid’s Tale. This is a lesson in a Dystopian SOW, which can be found in my shop.
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Dystopian Fiction: 12 Lessons
Lesson 1: Intro to Dystopian Environments Lesson 2: Dystopian Character Archetypes Lesson 3: The Context behind Dystopia Lesson 4: Analyzing the Setting of 1984 Lesson 5: Analyzing the Character of O’Brien in 1984 Lesson 6: The Key Dystopian Concepts of 1984 Lesson 7: Intro to A Handmaid’s Tale Lesson 8: Horrors of Gilead – HMT Lesson 9: Aunt Lydia Analysis - HMT Lesson 10: Intro to the Hunger Games Lesson 11: President Snow Analysis Lesson 12: Revolution & Rebellion in The Hunger Games
10 Lesson Dystopia SOW (With 2 HW sheets)
Lesson 1: Intro to Dystopian Environments Lesson 2: Dystopian Character Archetypes Lesson 3: The Context behind Dystopia Lesson 4: Analyzing the Setting of 1984 Lesson 5: Analyzing the Character of O’Brien in 1984 Lesson 6: The Key Dystopian Concepts of 1984 Lesson 7: Intro to A Handmaid’s Tale Lesson 8: Horrors of Gilead – HMT Lesson 9: Aunt Lydia Analysis - HMT Lesson 10: Intro to the Hunger Games Homework Sheet 1: Creating a Dystopia Worksheet Homework Sheet 2: Dystopian Verbs
Dystopia: 3 Lessons on A Handmaid's Tale
**Lesson One (Opening):** This is the first lesson on ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ in a dystopian SOW. This lesson introduces the students to the concept of objectification, and the key themes and techniques present in the opening chapter (surveillance, biblical allusion, threat). **Lesson Two (Horrors of Gilead):** This lesson has students analyze the use of power and indoctrination in chapter 2 of A Handmaid’s Tale. After a class annotation task, students will construct an analytical point independently. **Lesson Three (Aunt Lydia Analysis): **This lesson focuses on the character of Aunt Lydia, and the concepts of internalized misogyny, and indoctrination. The students will complete a pair-analysis task, and then at the end, they will construct an analytical paragraph in response to a GCSE style question.
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