Dystopian Worlds and Social Critique · Reading Comprehension

World Building and Verisimilitude

Analyzing the logic and consistency required to make an imagined world feel believable to the reader.

Key Questions

  1. 1What small details are necessary to establish the 'rules' of a fictional world?
  2. 2How does an author introduce complex backstories without slowing down the plot?
  3. 3How does the geography of a fictional world influence the social hierarchy of its inhabitants?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9E8LT03AC9E8LY05
Year: Year 8
Subject: English
Unit: Dystopian Worlds and Social Critique
Period: Reading Comprehension

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