Help me give my students three options of dystopian novels for an AP Literature unit on literature that challenges thinking.
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My Project
Dystopian literature challenges the status quo and always pushes the reader to think deeply and carefully about political and social issues. This genre is one of the most important to teach our students how to think deeply and critically about the ever changing world around them.
I'd love to give my AP English Literature students more choice during our dystopian unit by providing three different options: Butler's The Parable of a Sower, Vonnegut's Player Piano, and Atwood's Oryx & Crake.
Each of these novels has a great deal of literary merit while discussing complex social and political issues like climate change and ethics in science and technology. Thank you for your support and help to give my student access to such important literature!
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