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Imagine
Take out a sheet of loose leaf!
Flow writing for 5 minutes……put your pen to
the paper
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Utopia: is a name for an ideal community or
society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal
system.
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The term "Utopia" to describe a perfect world
was first coined by Sir Thomas More, in 1518.
More wrote a novel depicting a fantastic new
society, free from problems. More set this
seemingly perfect society on an island, and
gave it the name "Utopia.”
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Since then, "Utopia" has become a kind of
shorthand for a perfect place. , utopia literally
means "no place"? The Greek ou means "no"
and topos means "place."
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Communism
Amish Communities
Hutterites
Humans have created our images of ideal
societies to correct the problems of the world.
Mennonites, Amish and Hutterites began
creating utopian societies in 1528.
Early Christian communities were attempts to
realize Heaven on Earth.
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The Old Order Amish believes that God’s work
must be done in every day life
They are slow changing in material and
cultural values
There are strong men-women distinctions in
social and economic roles- women do
housework and care for children while men do
barn and field work and are the leaders.
Dress is simple, and men shave until married.
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A utopia is successful if the goals are
accomplished.
It appears that the Amish people’s goal, to seek
a simple life, is indeed, accomplished.
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In your “Say something” groups brainstorm
imperfections in our world.
Write your ideas on the pieces of paper
provided
Be prepared to share these ideas with the class.
10 minutes
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Looking at the imperfections, think about one
that you could remove from the world.
Discuss.
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Animal Farm
The animals want to remove the farmer from
their world to make it a better place.
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“We went to the moon to have fun, but the
moon turned out to completely suck.”
M.T. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new
world. Titus and Violet’s life is controlled by a
transmitter implanted directly into their brain.
They decide to fight the feed because they care
about what’s happening to their world.
Feed
feed "book" trailer
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Interview with Lois Lowry