Teaching literary devices, discussion, and analysis through dystopian literature in middle school is finally broken down with this complete reading and analysis writing unit. This unit includes 20 done-for-you lesson plans, daily lesson slide presentations and interactive notebook lessons, dystopian literature reference pages, 50 literary dystopian literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students, and book club resources and tools.
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Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs.
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Dystopian Literature Unit: 20 Lesson Plans and Resources
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Daily Lesson Plan pacing guides, prep breakdown, and mentor text information
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15 different daily lesson plan slide presentations to accompany each interactive notebook lesson.
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Printable and digital literary devices reference pages for students
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Printable and digital dystopian elements reference pages for students
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Digital dystopian reading response student notebooks
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Editable and digital literature reading response grading rubrics
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Book Club formation forms, resources, book suggestions, and more!
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50+ different examples of reading responses differentiated by grade: Examples are labeled by text and not grade level so you can mix and match or choose your own texts: Sixth- Among the Hidden; Seventh- The Maze Runner; Eighth-The Giver
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BONUS: Starbooks book tasting resource to form book clubs
Not only will your students be learning and applying knowledge of dystopian literature and literary devices through daily lesson slides and interactive notebook lessons, but they will also be immediately applying their learning by writing dystopian literature text analysis responses daily.
No more, "I don't know what to write," or "I don't understand the assignment," because I have created over 50 examples of dystopian literature analysis responses and every literary device analysis reference tool for students.
Each lesson is broken down step-by-step for teachers and each example is broken down with explanations for students.
I teach three grades of middle school ELA, so all lesson plans have unique examples for each grade level by using a different mentor text for each grade level (Sixth- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Seventh- The Maze Runner by James Dashner; and Eighth-The Giver by Lois Lowry).
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed on the daily pacing and prep guide, display my examples, display the lesson slides, teach the lesson, and you're ready for middle schoolers who can write true dystopian literature analysis responses.
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Pre-Lesson 1: Starbooks Nonfiction Novel Selection/Book Club Selections
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Pre-Lesson 2: Hard and Fast Figurative Language and Literature Terms
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Dystopian Lesson Day One: Dystopian Elements
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Dystopian Lesson Day Two: Dystopian World-Building
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Dystopian Lesson Day Three: Imagery
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Dystopian Lesson Day Four: Mood and Tone
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Dystopian Lesson Day Five: Symbolism
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Dystopian Lesson Day Six: Allusions/Analogies
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Dystopian Lesson Day Seven: Flashback and Flashforward
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Dystopian Lesson Day Eight: Literary Conflict
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Dystopian Lesson Day Nine: Points of View and Perspectives
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Dystopian Lesson Day Ten: The Antihero in Dystopian Texts
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Dystopian Lesson Day Eleven: Cliffhangers, Foreshadowing, Suspense
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Dystopian Lesson Day Twelve: Propaganda in Dystopian Texts
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Dystopian Lesson Day Thirteen: Author’s Craft
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Dystopian Lesson Day Fourteen: Theme
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Dystopian Lesson Day Fifteen: Dystopian Archetypes
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Dystopian Lesson Day Sixteen: Point of View Response
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Dystopian Bonus Lesson: Utopia or Dystopia?
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Dystopian Bonus Lesson: Objective Summaries
The 12 dystopian literature mini anchor charts or reference pages are:
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Figurative Language
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Elements of Dystopian Literature
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Mood and Tone
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Symbolism
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Literary Conflict
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Point of view
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Propaganda
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Author's Craft One
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Author's Craft Two
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Theme
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Dystopian Character Archetypes
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Objective Summaries