UNIT 4: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE

Our global context for Unit 4: Visions of the Future is...

• Scientific and Technical Innovation

• Orientation in Space and Time

• Personal and Cultural Expression

• Globalization and Sustainability

The Summative for this unit was to create...

• A design manual on how to survive climate change.

• A short story or multi-genre text that explored a vision of the future.

• A historical graphic novel.

• A 2-pager on our vision of the future.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

In "The War of the Worlds" H.G Wells makes a direct comparison between aliens conspiring to take over planet earth and...

• Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

• people capturing animals to keep in zoos and enclosures.

• people inventing new gadgets and inventions.

• the Western world's domination of lands in Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Science fiction is...

• Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.

• Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.

• Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.

• Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.

In Parable of the Sower, the young narrator Lauren...

• decides to embrace her father's religion

• makes money by allowing neighbors to watch their television through the window.

• disagrees with her father and thinks that there is hope for humanity in space.

• is training to become an astronaut.

The South African film District 9 is often thought to be an analogy for...

• the Biblical story of Moses and his people being sent out of Egypt.

• South Africa's treatment of native Africans during apartheid and current treatment of immigrants.

• other alien movies throughout history.

In "All Summer in a Day" the protagonist Margot is primarily ostracized by her classmates because...

• She is thin and frail.

• She doesn't like to play in the tunnels with them.

• She remembers the sun and mentions it often.

• Her parents have a plan to leave Venus.

In "Parable of the Sower" the residents live behind gated walls...

• because they are hiding from aliens.

• their society has become violent and chaotic.

• It is the source of a deep well that they use for water.

• to keep out the mountain lions.

In a story, a scene usually consists of...

• description, dialogue, and character actions.

• description of the "world" or setting.

• a journal entry with character reflection.

• people arguing with each other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Usually, authors start a new paragraph when...

• A character has finished speaking and their actions are described.

• When a different character speaks.

• The paragraph has reached 5 sentences.

• Whenever they want to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3