Mr. Dimon's Class Information

Welcome to Science Fiction

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MY EMAIL ADDRESS:  wdimon@lps.org

 

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What we did today:

May: 

ENDERS GAME:  Finish by 5/23.  Final for book will be during finals week.

Novel Chapter 1 criteria

Science Fiction book Due dates:

Ch. 1--2/29, Ch. 2 --3/31, Ch. 3--5/7, Ch.4--5/16

Ch3-4 (option) due 5-14

 LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK:  MAY 21!

 

APRIL:

1984 Reading Scedule

4/9—  Ch. 1

4/10—Ch./ 2-3

4/11—Ch. 4-5

4/12—Ch. 6-7

4/13—Ch. 8-9

4/14—Ch. 10-11

4/15—Ch. 12-13

4/16—Ch. 14-15

4/17—Ch. 16-17

4/18—Ch. 18-19

4/19—Ch. 20-21

4/20—Ch. 22-23

4/21--Final discussion and materials due.

 

 

MARCH:

3--Final Childhoods End discussion

4--Hand in final, check out Brave New World.  Read forward for Wed.

5--Discuss forward, hand out BNW Themes packet, read ch. 1-2 for Thurs.  discuss Ch. 2 criteria

6--Discuss ch. 2 assign ch. 3-4 for Friday

7--Discuss ch. 3-4.  Assign ch. 5-6 for Monday

10--Discuss Ch. 5-6.  Work on time comparisons. Read 7-8

11--continue time comparisons

12--discuss

14--Discuss 7-8, read 9-10 for Monday.

17-Begin Brave New World.  Theme packet due April 4th.

 

Feb.

1--Discuss Sundance, work on final

4-5--State writing.

6--Scheduled Snow Day

7--Review philosophy terms and change terms, apply to stories.

8--work on final, intro to Childhoods End intro assignment due Tues 12.  Tidbit

11--Read Arthur C. Clark bio at home, discuss Tues.  Begin reading "Childhoods End"

FOR JON:  Childhoods End Themes

 

January:

15-Discussed class rules and regulations found in the class syllabus .

16-Future Survey.  Assignment: Read "The Third Level"  Write:  Is it Science Ficiton or not?

17- Discuss"The Third Level", begin to go over SF notes.  Assign "The Magic Shop"  also write: Is this Science Ficiton or not?

18 -Disucss The Magic Shop, finish continue taking notes over SF.  Assign Harrision B. for Tues and "Is this Sf or not?" writing again.

22--3-4 news bits, discussed Harrison B., discussed Utopia/Distopia (apply ot HB), read article for Wed.

25--Read The Star for Monday. Indentify philosophical questions being addressed.

28--Discuss The Star, assign We know who we are for Wed.

29--Discuss change, notes

30--Finish notes, discuss We know.  Assign Sundance.

31--Short Story final due Tues 12.