Welcome to Science Fiction
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What we did today:
May:
ENDERS GAME: Finish by 5/23. Final for book will be during finals week.
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.