English 12

 Today we started The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. Do these questions first:

1. How does Le Guin refute the concept of utopias and dystopias? How does the act of co-creating Omelas inform this response?
2. Why do the citizens of Omelas have to be made aware of the existence of the child in the basement?
3. What specific issues in contemporary culture do you see implicitly depicted in Omelas?

Once this is done - we're making a DEJ (for marks) for Omelas. This means a close reading, 3 short responses, and 3 questions (should be level 3 or 4) based on the DEJ guide.