Dystopian Worlds and Social Critique · Reading Comprehension

Speculative Technology

Evaluating how authors predict the ethical consequences of technological advancement.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the portrayal of technology in fiction reflect real-world anxieties of the time it was written?
  2. 2When does a technological 'solution' become a 'problem' in a speculative narrative?
  3. 3How do authors use satire to critique our current reliance on digital platforms?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9E8LT02AC9E8LY01
Year: Year 8
Subject: English
Unit: Dystopian Worlds and Social Critique
Period: Reading Comprehension

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