Explore Divergent through this comprehensive 6-deck study unit, designed around discussion, interpretation and active learning rather than worksheets.

This resource includes six analysis packs covering context; themes; character; language features and narrative structure; teaching sequence; and analytical paragraph exemplars.

Students explore:
• Veronica Roth’s context within the YA dystopian tradition, the novel’s post-apocalyptic Chicago setting, and its faction-based social system
• Themes including identity and conformity, the danger of rigid social categorisation, courage and self-discovery, power and control within authoritarian systems, and found family versus biological family
• Character analysis of Tris/Beatrice, Four/Tobias, and the contrasting values embodied by each faction (Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Amity, Candor)
• Language features and narrative structure, including the novel’s first-person present-tense narration, its initiation/trial structure, and symbolism embedded in the faction system and the concept of “divergence”
• A ready-to-teach sequence guiding lesson flow across the unit
• Exemplar analytical paragraphs modelling strong textual analysis for student reference

Includes rich learning activities such as debates, scene analysis, collaborative tasks, visual literacy activities, retrieval practice, exemplar analysis and essay planning.

Teaching approach
This resource is activity-based rather than a scripted lesson-by-lesson program. Teachers can select and adapt tasks to suit their classroom needs, with an emphasis on discussion, interpretation and collaborative analytical learning.

File information
• Non-editable PDF
• Not an editable PowerPoint
How to use
• Upload to your LMS for digital learning
• Print selected pages for classroom use
• Display pages to guide discussion and activities
• Adapt in presentation or design platforms if desired (formatting may vary)