Science Fiction

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4 Course Orientation
Students will be able
Activities are listed in
BLUE; Targets are listed to know the expectations for this course
in GREEN; Major as3

signments or assessments are listed in RED

5 The History of Science Fiction SWBAT

know the historic factors that influenced
science fiction as a
genre

6 What is Science
Fiction SWBAT create a working definition of science fiction

7 Science Fiction versus fantasy SWBAT

delineate the difference between science
fiction and fantasy.

8 Jurassic Park book

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check -out and Anticipation Discussion SWBAT
communicate their reactions to themes central to
Jurassic Park Syllabus
and supplies due

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11 Jurassic Park Assign Animoto Project

SWBAT know the
expectations for their
Animoto and will
begin researching

12 Animoto Project
SWBAT know how to
create an animoto
storyboard

13 Animoto Project
SWBAT continue
researching and filling
in their Animoto storyboards

14 Animoto Project
SWBAT know how to
upload images and
text to the animoto
program

15 Jurassic Park
Reading Quiz Prologue-2nd Iteration
SWBAT recall textual
information to rock
this quiz

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18 Genetic Engineering Discussion part 1

SWBAT explore
some of the ethics and
health implications of
genetic engineering in
our own time

19 Genetic Engineering Discussion part 2

SWBAT read and
synthesize the info in
their personally assigned GE article

20 Animoto Project
SWBAT begin uploading pictures and
creating their Animoto storyboard

21 Genetic Engineering discussion part 3

SWBAT present their
synthesized findings
to the rest of the class

22 Jurassic Park
Reading Quiz 3rd
Iteration SWBAT
recall textual information to rock this
quiz

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25 Chaos Theory Web

Quest SWBAT research the basic principles of Chaos Theory

26 Chaos Theory Discussion SWBAT relate their researched

findings from yesterday to the events of
Jurassic Park

27 Animoto Project
Presentations
SWBAT glean information from their
peers Animoto
presentations

28 Animoto Project
Presentations
SWBAT glean information from their
peers Animoto
presentations

29 Jurassic Park
Reading Quiz 4th
Iteration SWBAT
recall textual information to rock this
quiz

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3 Character development SWBAT share

their claims and evidence about characters in JP with the rest
of the class

4 Complete character
development; JP reading day SWBAT
wrap-up their discussions on character

5 Jurassic Park Reading Quiz 5th Iteration

SWBAT recall textual
information to rock
this quiz

NO
SCHOOL

2 Character wheels
SWBAT make claims
(supported by evidence) about key
characters in JP

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BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major assignments or assessments are listed in RED

8 Science Discussion
SWBAT discuss the
pros and cons of Malcolms argument
against science

9 Gender swapping
frogs SWBAT explain
the process by which
a female frog can turn
male and under what
circumstances

10 Gender swapping
mammals SWBAT
explain the possible
ways in which mammals can have their
gender changed

11 Choice Projects
Assignment SWBAT
know the expectations
for this final project
and will begin brainstorming

12 Jurassic Park
Reading Quiz 6th
Iteration SWBAT
recall textual information to rock this
quiz

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15 Choice Projects
SWBAT continue
working in groups on
their choice projects

16 Despicable Character

17 Despicable Character group discus-ion

SWBAT share their
character findings
with other students

18 Jurassic Park
Reading Quiz 7th
Iteration SWBAT
recall textual information to rock this
quiz

19 Jurassic Park
wrap-up discussion
SWBAT reflect upon
Jurassic Park

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22 Jurassic Park movie SWBAT compare

and contrast the Jurassic Park movie and
novel

23 Jurassic Park movie SWBAT compare

and contrast the Jurassic Park movie and
novel

24 Jurassic Park movie SWBAT compare

and contrast the Jurassic Park movie and
novel

25 Jurassic Park movie SWBAT compare

and contrast the Jurassic Park movie and
novel

26 Jurassic Park essay

test SWBAT compose
a well-crafted essay
on a given Jurassic
Park related prompt

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29 Choice Projects
SWBAT continue
working in groups on
their choice projects

30 Choice Projects
SWBAT continue
working in groups on
their choice projects

set-up SWBAT use textual evidence and find

moments when their
character has acted in a
despicable way

PICTURE DAY

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in GREEN; Major assignments or assessments are listed in RED

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1 Choice Projects
SWBAT continue
working in groups on
their choice projects

2 End of 1st Quarter

Choice Projects
SWBAT continue
working in groups on
their choice projects
Choice projects due

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Teacher
Workday
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13 Assign Technology
research project
SWBAT know the
requirements for this
project

14 Computers dont
argue SWBAT read the
text as a class discuss the
lack of humanity in technology and the dangers
of relying on it too much

15 Technology research project day

SWBAT research
their selected technology

16 Technology research project day

SWBAT research
their selected technology

17 Star Trek The

Changeling SWBAT
connect the themes in
Star Trek to those
addressed in our short
stories

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20 Robbie SWBAT
work in groups to
prepare discussion
questions for tomorrow

21 Robbie SWBAT
sustain a class-wide
discussion about the
implications of
humanized technology

22 Technology research project day

SWBAT research
their selected technology

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27 Electric Ant
SWBAT work in
groups to prepare discussion questions for
Wednesday

28 Star Trek: Next Gen-

29 Electric Ant In
Theory compare/contrast discussion SWBAT compare and contrast the
two works

30 Technology research project day

SWBAT research
their selected technology

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eration In Theory
SWBAT connect the
themes in Star Trek to
those addressed in our
short stories

Teacher
Teacher
In-service In-service
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SWBAT research
their selected technology

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Activities are listed in

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in GREEN; Major assignments or assessments are listed in RED

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3 Technology research presentations

SWBAT present their
findings on their chosen sci-fi technology
to the class

4 Technology research presentations

SWBAT present their
findings on their chosen sci-fi technology
to the class

5 Technology research presentations

SWBAT present their
findings on their chosen sci-fi technology
to the class

6 Technology research presentations

SWBAT present their
findings on their chosen sci-fi technology
to the class

7 Enders Game book

check -out and introduction SWBAT gain
an understanding of
the setting, characters,
and plot of EG

10 KPAX movie
SWBAT analyze the
way science fiction
copes with the contact
with foreign species

11 KPAX movie
SWBAT analyze the
way science fiction
copes with the contact
with foreign species

12 KPAX movie
SWBAT analyze the
way science fiction
copes with the contact
with foreign species

13 KPAX movie discussion SWBAT discuss the movies portrayal of the treatment
of foreign species and
begin to connect it to
Enders Game

14 Enders Game
Chapters 1-6 Reading
Quiz SWBAT recall
textual information
from EG in order to
ROCK THIS TEST

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17 Connections essay
SWBAT explain the
motive behind including Extra Terrestrial
life interacting with
humans in KPA X and
Enders Game

18 Child Soldiers
SWBAT explain why
armies choose to use
children as soldiers and
connect the experiences
in Enders Game with
those in our world today

19 Dont Kill The

Messenger SWBAT
tie the interactions
between humanity and
Extra Terrestrials in
DKTM to EG and
KPAX

20 Enders Game
reading day SWBAT
recall basic events of
chapters 7-8 of
Enders Game

21 Enders Game
Chapters 7-8 Reading
Quiz SWBAT recall
textual information
from EG in order to
ROCK THIS TEST

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Activities are listed in

BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major assignments or assessments are listed in RED

1 Enders Game Chap-

2 Why dont we have

artificial gravity
SWBAT understand the
science behind artificial
gravity and why at this
time its impossible

3 Invasion of the
Pattern Snatchers
SWBAT engage in a
scored discussion
comparing/contrasting
IOTPS with EG

4 Enders Game reading day SWBAT

know the key events
of chapters 12-13 in
preparation for their
test tomorrow

5 Enders Game Chap-

ters 9-11 Reading Quiz

SWBAT recall textual
information from EG in
order to ROCK THIS
TEST

8 Enders Game movie SWBAT compare

and contrast text and
film

9 Enders Game movie SWBAT compare

and contrast text and
film

10 Enders Game movie

11 Enders Game movie

discussion SWBAT
discuss the good attributes and shortcomings
of the film in comparison with the book

12 Assign final project: the trial of Colonel Graff SWBAT

know their roles and
the expectations for
the class final

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15 Trial of Colonel
Graff Prep SWBAT
prepare their textual
evidence and questions for the trial

16 Trial of Colonel
Graff Prep SWBAT
practice their questions and lines with
the defense and prosecution for the final

17 Trial of Colonel
Graff Prep SWBAT
practice their questions and lines with
the defense and prosecution for the final

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SWBAT compare and

contrast text and film
Enders Game Chapters
14-15 Reading Quiz
SWBAT recall textual
information from EG

FINALS
SCHEDULE:
NO CLASS

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ters 12-13 Reading Quiz

SWBAT recall textual
information from EG in
order to ROCK THIS
TEST

Trial of Colonel Graff

SWBAT assume a characters role in Enders
Game to determine
Graffs innocence or
guilt

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