Exploring setting in dystopian novels

Setting is the word we use to describe the time and place that a novel takes place in.

So the setting for The Hunger Games is in the future, perhaps 50 years ahead of now, in a place that once was part of America.  It ranges across the country, involving District 12, a coal mining district, the much much wealthier capitol where the president lives and the Hunger Games parades happen, and a place which isn't given a clear location in the wild, perhaps near the capitol, perhaps a distance away. 

The setting for Road to Winter is also set in the future, perhaps 50 years or perhaps less ahead of now, in a place that is recognisably Australia.  The key differences in the setting of the novel compared to a novel about Australia in 2019 is the isolation, as all forms of communication have stopped.  There is no postal service, no internet, no delivery trucks, no education or medical services and mostly no people.

Task
1. In your blog post for today, I want you to describe the setting in your novel, including the time and the place.  You should write 100-150 words.

2. Then I want you to compare the setting in your novel with other dystopian novels or films you have read or watched recently.  This could be just The Hunger Games and The Road to Winter, or it could include others that you have also read.  You will need to create the table in a doc before you can add it to your blog.  In your English folder on Google Drive, you will find a table ready for you to fill in called "Table comparing setting in dystopian texts."

Aspects of setting	My current novel (insert title & author)	Text 1	Text 2
Time - past, present or future
Setting - physical
Setting - organisation of people