UNWIND #1

UNWIND

Three synonym dystopia 

Anti Utopia

Cacotopia

Kakotopia 

What is the antonym for dystopia? Utopia. 

Examining the cover. 

How do you think this story will be written? -

Why do you think the story is entitled as it is? -

Where do you think the story will take place? America.

What time period do you think the story is set in? The upcoming future. 

What do you already know about pro-life and pro-choice groups? What do these terms mean? Is it an issue you have thought about? They both relate to abortion - where the woman either decides to keep the baby or not.  

What do you know about organ donation? Where you donate your organs to someone in need.

Teenagers to be unwound are sent to Harvest Camps. Can you make a connection between the language used to describe this place, and other places people have been sent historically?  Holocaust

What religious connotation does the word 'harvest' evoke? To gather people together.

The term "living in a divided state" here is really a euphemism for what? Can you think of other, common euphemisms? Why do people use euphemisms? 

What is the definition of legal?  A term that relates to the law in which it is okay to do - opposite of illegal 

What about ethics? A branch of knowledge that is morally right.

Do you believe that because something is legal, it is also ethical, or morally right? yes.

Can things that are ethically sound ever be illegal? Provide examples. Yes, I know someone who was arrested for trying to get a hold of her daughter who filed a restraining order later on because the daughter is married into a family that dislikes the mother for political reasons.

Can you think of examples in history to support your ideas? Provide examples. ?? the Nazis