Tues. 2/17/15

Learning Target:

• Recognize characteristics of dystopian science fiction

Work Collected:

• None

Work Assigned/Handed Out:

• Read for at least 30 mins.
• AoW (argument) due tomorrow
• 1st lit. circle reading and top row of worksheet due Friday

Summary of Class:

• Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
  
• Notebooks: Participles
  
• Introduction to science fiction
• "What if" questions
• What if we developed the technology to determine which genes were passed on to children?
• What if humans developed the ability to foresee or predict the future?
• Two sci fi movie trailers: Gattaca and Minority Report
• Static v. dynamic characters
• Dynamic = A character who changes in the story (i.e. learns something new, takes on a new outlook etc.)
• Static = A character who does not change or develop
• End-of-unit exam question
• Part 1 (The Problem): Describe how this book qualifies as dystopian science fiction and explain the “What if” question that this author explores—what direction does this author suggest humanity is headed in depending on our choices?
• Part 2 (The Solution): Identify a dynamic character and explain how the author uses this character’s changes to offer hope for our society’s future (to avoid a dystopian future).
Work time
• AoW argument or lit. circle reading + worksheet