Children of Dune | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Arrakis - The planet on which most of the action of Children of Dune occurs, this planet is no longer a desert planet deserving the unofficial name "Dune" as half of the planet has already been greened.

Bene Gesserit - A Sisterhood that runs a school of intensive physical and mental training, it is too preoccupied with righting the outcome of its breeding program to deal with religion during this time period.

Caladan - This planet is home to House Atreides' and has vast oceans and smaller bodies of water and rain falls...
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