Science+Fiction+-+December+6+-+9

=Monday, December 5= No School = = =Tuesday, December 6= > > utopia – a perfect world or society > dystopia – a really bad world > imply – to suggest something not specifically stated. The author implies. > infer – to find meaning in something that is not specifically stated. The reader infers. = = =Wednesday, December 7=
 * ===Take roll! Who's here?===
 * ===syllabus===
 * ===Wiki site link on SEHS homepage===
 * go to Faculty Websites at the bottom of the page
 * find Bodtker
 * choose class
 * choose week
 * ===Posters: Do you like sci fi? Do you hate it?===
 * What makes it good? What makes it bad?
 * #1 Post-it: How much do you like sci-fi and/or fantasy?
 * #2: What makes a good sci-fi story?
 * #3: What makes a bad sci-fi story?
 * ===Notes on dystopia===
 * Utopia notes
 * usually where we imagine some aspect of the world taken to an extreme
 * ===Notes on plot vs. theme & inference===
 * ===Calvin and Hobbes assignment===
 * ===finish as homework===
 * ===Pre-test on Academic Language===
 * Notes:
 * utopia
 * dystopia
 * imply
 * infer
 * ===Why do we tell stories?===
 * ==="The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury===
 * ===What does the author imply?===
 * ===Is that what we should infer?===

=Thursday, December 8= = = =Friday, December 9=
 * Whoa!
 * Snow Day!
 * =Have you turned in:=
 * =Calvin & Hobbes?=
 * =Pedestrian questions?=
 * =First Day Questionnaire?=
 * =Parental permission?=
 * ="The Pedestrian" Big Questions=
 * =move to four different questions around the room=
 * =class discussion of answers=
 * =Bradbury's walk=
 * =names in his stories=
 * =write a thoughtful paragraph about a problem you see in our society now and how you can imagine it becoming a more serious problem in the future.=
 * =Short story chart for "The Pedestrian"=
 * =Read "The Flying Machine"=
 * =Read "The Flying Machine"=