Level 2 Dystopian Futures

PURPOSE: How should dystopian literature prepare us for the future?

This course is designed to extend students and introduce them to high-level texts and literacy concepts. The course's texts will enable significant opportunities for connection to issues in contemporary society, with a proposed course of study including The Handmaid's Tale and 1984.

COURSE OUTLINE: This course consists of a study of literature that focuses on the theme of dystopia, looking at a future in which a 'perfect' society is maintained through governmental, totalitarian, moral, religious or corporate control. You will examine written and visual texts exploring these ideas and make links to contemporary society. You will be a student interested in reading and viewing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts. You will be a student seeking endorsements and one who could use this thematic, academic study, incorporating critical literary theory, to gain Scholarship English at Year 13.