Dystopian Futures · Summer Term 1

The Individual vs. The State

Analyzing the conflict between personal freedom and government control in dystopian novels.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do dystopian authors use language to depict a sense of surveillance and loss of privacy?
  2. 2What makes a character's rebellion against an oppressive system feel believable?
  3. 3How does the author create a sense of 'otherness' in the society they describe?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: English - Reading and Literary Analysis
Year: Year 8
Subject: English
Unit: Dystopian Futures
Period: Summer Term 1

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