CIVILIZATION
CREATION:
CREATE YOUR OWN
DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY
WORKS WITH ANY
DYSTOPIAN NOVEL
STUDY!
CREATE YOUR OWN
DYSTOPIAN
SOCIETY
Are you looking for ways to integrate
reading, creative writing, and social
studies?
Do you want to inspire students to be
creative and think outside the box?
With these resources, students
research the meaning of the word
Dystopia, and create Dystopian
societies of their own. Students
practice their creative writing skills
as they describe all of the different
aspects of their societies.
This is an excellent final project or
extension activity to go along with a
Dystopian novel study. It would pair
nicely with The Giver, The Hunger
Games, Divergent, 1984, Brave New
World, or any other dystopian novel.
CREATE YOUR OWN
DYSTOPIAN
SOCIETY
Using a dictionary, define the word Dystopia.
What do you think a Dystopian society would
be like? Describe it in detail in the space
below.
Questions to think about….
•What jobs are there?
•What government systems are in place?
•What are the rules and laws?
•What happens if people break the laws?
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CREATE YOUR OWN
DYSTOPIAN
SOCIETY
TASK
Create your own Dystopian society. Your
society should have a flag, an educational
system, a government with laws, some kind of
currency, transportation, entertainment, and
employment.
REQUIREMENTS
For this assignment, you are required to
complete the following:
Title Page
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-This must be full color and should clearly state
the name of your society.
Flag
/10
-This will be proudly flown from flagpoles
throughout your society. It should be full color,
and should tell me something important about
your society.
Educational System Information
/10
-How are the people of your society educated? Do
they go to schools? Do they learn information from
their parents? Write a page of information
describing your society’s education system.
Government Information
/10
-What is government like in your society? Who is in
charge? What kind of laws do you have? How are
criminals dealt with? Write a page of information
telling me about the government in your society.
Currency Information
/10
-Is there a need for money in your society? If so,
what do they use for currency? Does everyone have
the same amount of money? Write a page
of information describing the currency in your
society.
Transportation Information
/10
-How do people get around in your society? Do they
walk? Travel by hoverboard? Do you have roads,
train tracks, etc? Tell me about your transportation
systems in a page of information.
Entertainment Information
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-What do people do for fun in your society? Explain
their activities in a page of information.
Employment Information
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-Do people work in your society? What kind of jobs
do they have? Write a page of information
describing your society’s employment systems.
Housing Information
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-Where do the people in your society live? Do they all
live together in one big house, or do they live in
family groups? What are the houses like?
Do they live in tree forts with monkey butlers?
Underground? On farms? Tell me about it in a page
of information.
Community Map
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-Draw a map of the layout of your society. Be sure to
include all the important details.
TOTAL
This assignment will be due on: __________________
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DYSTOPIA
BRAINSTORM
FLAG
GOVERNMENT
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
SOCIAL CLASSES
PERMANENT
SETTLEMENT
NAME OF
SOCIETY
TRADE
ART
RELIGION
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