Dystopian societies in real life Purpose and Standards

Dystopian societies… in real life.

Purpose and Standards REAL WORLD SOCIETIES… GONE WRONG (label your notebook page) The purpose of this unit is to give you a better perspective of WHY the literature circle books you read were written in the first place and HOW these books mimic real world societies gone wrong. Standards addressed: o 9. 04 Compare and contrast various political and economic systems 9. 04 throughout the world and define the rights and responsibilities of the individual. o 9. 05 Recognize the patterns of interactions among individuals, 9. 05 groups and institutions and how they will impact future generations. o 9. 06 Assess, analyze and evaluate information from various sources 9. 06 to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

Warm up Complete the following prompts in your spiral notebook or on a loose sheet of paper. You have 3 minutes to complete these prompts. o How would you define a dystopian society? o Using your literature circle book what examples do you have of why your book would be considered a dystopian society? o Can you think of any “real life” dystopian societies?

Utopia v. Dystopia Utopian Society: o Often Utopian Societies are an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects. Dystopian Society: o A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or complete control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.

Today… In your literature circle group complete the definitions on page 1 and 2 of your Real World Societies… Gone Wrong! Packet Look at the definitions for the following and complete the task asked of you for each definition: o o o o o Propaganda Censorship Conformity Collectivism Individualism -ism Fascism Socialism Communism Democracy

Homework Finish all definition work by tomorrow so that we can move on to content related materials You will not be successful in the next week if you don’t have a basic understanding of these definitions so please do your homework so you can get more from this unit – thanks

Fictional example of real life societies gone wrong… http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=FE_nr 2 t 6 f. KQ After watching this trailer answer the following in your spiral notebook: o How does this trailer represent the idea of socialism (use your definition to explain your answer)? o How does this trailer represent collectivism in society?

North Korea – The Kim Dynasty o Kim Il Sung • Founded the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea in 1948 following the separation of North and South Korea during the Korean war o Kim Jong Il • Became ruler when his father died in 1994 o Today: Kim Jong Un • Born in 1983 and became Supreme Leader on December 29, 2011 http: //content. time. com/time/interactive/0, 31813, 2107093, 0 0. html

North Korea – Government Style Communist country Complete government control Attempt at creating a society where everyone is the same and equal in all ways Complete censorship

North Korea – Quick Facts Fast facts about the country… o The country is set up on a system of “self-reliance” which has cut o o o them off from the rest of the world Only military and government officials can own a vehicle with a motor All television networks are controlled by the government The internet is non-existent except for a small locally run network 1/3 of the children in North Korea are going hungry As many as 2 million people died as a result of famine in the 1990 s caused by erratic government farming policies and flooding, according to the United Nations. Nearly all property belongs to the state. A modern independent judicial system does not exist. Religious freedom does not exist.

North Korea - Propaganda North Korea vs. The Hunger Games o How do both of these images make you feel about the society these people live?

North Korea – Propaganda http: //www. youtube. com/wa tch? v=RZ 6 y 98 me. Ke. U o Hunger games video clip http: //www. youtube. com/wa tch? v=6 i. J 43 Envlh. E o North Korea video clip o Translation: • "The White House has been captured in the view of our long-range missile, and the capital of war is within the range of our atomic bomb. " Concentration Camps http: //freekorea. us/camps/

China – History of Communism Story of TWO groups of people… Nationalists and Communists. They wanted two very different things. Nationalists - inspired many Chinese to look at the possibilities of China’s progress o Attracted to Western (European and American) ideas – PROGRESS is GOOD Communists – Wanted a revolution led by peasants (the poor class) o Highly motivated because the nationalist party was so corrupt and didn’t support China’s poor population o Mao Zedong was the communist leader

China – History of Communism Because of tension between NATIONALIST and COMMUNIST groups there was a civil war in China between 1946 -1949 o Nationalists lost and fled to Taiwan o Communists gained the upper hand gained control of China Condition of China in 1949 o War had destroyed industries o Disrupted/Destroyed farming industry o No money to industrialize or modernize o Isolated from the world

A new man in charge – the rise of Mao Zedong Profile o Communist Leader What his platform and beliefs were: o Promised an end to oppression by landlords and corrupt government o End Private Ownership o Land Reform (Distribute the land equally) o Promised industrialization and a return of China as a world power o End Western (European and American) power in China

What did Mao teach? Mao had all the answers, he was always right Obedience and loyalty “Little Red Book” o Sayings of Mao to be memorized

Where it all went wrong… Great Leap Forward Called on the enthusiasm of the Chinese people to modernize China by working day and night o Use labor of Chinese because they lacked machines and industry Worked and lived in Communes of as many as 20, 000 people • Each Commune would be self sufficient and more productive Results: o o Famine Millions of people died Corruption in the Communist party Lack of motivation by workers because everyone worked all the time without incentive to do so

Where it all went wrong… Cultural Revolution Mao believed he needed to renew the spirit of “Revolution” Sent Down Youth o The youth of China were sent to the countryside to learn the value of hard work Wanted to overturn the traditional order of China o o Eliminate any old or Capitalist influence Anything old or western was seen as counter revolutionary Results: o Thousands more people died o The “sent down youth” were a lost generation of young people o Mao lost popularity – he died in 1976

Trailers of videos if interested Kimjongilia (North Korea) o http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=YTrag. UC 8 An. Y To Live (China) o http: //www. imdb. com/title/tt 0110081/

John Green… Crash Course on China’s History http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UUCEe. C 4 f 6 ts o Start at 5: 34