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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is the focus of a Great American Read video that urges viewers to read this dystopian novel about a villainous society that oppresses women and minority groups.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the video to launch a class reading of the novel
- Have groups craft videos urging classmates to vote for one of their favorite novels
Classroom Considerations
- One of three PBS resources on The Handmaid's Tale
- Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments, was published in 2019
Pros
- The author tells viewers that all the events in her novel are based on events that actually happened
Cons
- None