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The Challenge of Utopia
Visual Prompt: The perfect society may mean different things to different people. What type of society does each image represent? What does each say about what is important to the people who prefer one over the other?
Unit Overview
We probably all agree that we would like to live in an ideal society where everyone is free and happy, but what does that actually mean, and why do definitions of the ideal society differ so greatly? Some would argue that an ideal life is a life without conflict or problems, but what is a “perfect” life? In this unit, you will read, write, and engage in various types of collaborative discussions to explore these universal questions. Then, you will move from discussion and exposition into debate and effective argumentation as you research and develop a claim about a contemporary issue.
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