April 2, 2014
E.Q: Look at anticipatory set.
Obj: I can identify dystopian themes.
Starter:
1. Cloning people is a good thing.
2. If we could alter the genes of a child before it is born to make it smarter or more attractive, we should.
3. Taking legal drugs is okay if it makes me feel happier.
4. It is a good thing to alter foods to make them taste better.
5. It is better to alter foods genetically to resist damaging bugs than to spray foods with pesticides.
6. Using a human embryo for research is
acceptable as long as that embryo would
never be born anyway.
7. Advertising does not influence me when I am deciding what to buy.
8. Emotions only cause problems.
9. It would be good to have the ability to choose whether my child would be a girl or a boy.
10. It is possible to change the way someone thinks by playing them tapes while they sleep.
Explain each answer.
Activity:
1. Follow along to the recording of Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
2. Watch clip from In Time
3. Write a TPEQEA paragraph comparing the short story to the movie clip.
4. Achieve 3000 article "Mind-Bending Technology"
Complete all activities.
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Closure:
Predict how the short story and movie will relate to Brave New World.
4. Achieve 3000 article "Mind-Bending Technology"
Complete all activities.
www.achieve3000.com
Closure:
Predict how the short story and movie will relate to Brave New World.
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