Sunday, November 28, 2010

Redux: Science Fiction In Technology?

Based upon your recent reading of articles in Google Reader regarding science and technology, what connections or observations can you make about your read article(s) and the concepts and stories we have read or viewed? Please complete this blog response in class on 11-29-10.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Science Fiction In The "Real World?"

Based upon your recent reading of articles in Google Reader regarding science and technology, what connections or observations can you make about your read article(s) and the concepts and stories we have read or viewed? Please complete this blog response in class on 11-08-10.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Ordinances And E.T.?

After reading Denver Ordinance 300, did you think of any short story or class connections?  If you can incorporate quotations, reflect, challenge, or discern and keen insight, please do so in your blog post due today.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Burros? Icky? Apes? Candy? Xenophobia?

How does The Planet Of The Apes movie make us contemplate and wrestle with the concept of xenophobia? Does it pertain to the Science Fiction we have read? Use quotations from the movie and text to support your claims.  Please use googledocs to create your notes after each viewing of the movie; post to this blog after the final movie excerpt is shared.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Friendly Ghosts And Xenophobia?

How does the Casper cartoon excerpt make us contemplate the science fiction stories we have read within the xenophobia concept idea?  Connections?  Other thoughts?  Please quote or reference any stories in your response.  Please complete this blog response on October 20th.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Lyrics and Xenophobia?

Do the songs and song lyrics connect with the concept of xenophobia?  If so, how?  Also,  feel free to comment regarding other connections with science fiction.  Please include some references to songs and song lyrics in your response.  Please finish this blog response by 2:30p.m. on October, 18th.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Misdirection?

Puppet Show supposedly defines xenophobia. Is this true? What do you know? What do you think this story is arguing? Base your response upon the Socratic Discussion and your personal thinking. Please complete your response during class today 9-29-10.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Alien Cards?

What is your definitionof xenophobia, and how did the card activity make you think about the definition?  Please use the quote from your card in your response due 9-27-10.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Reality Or Augmented Reality?

Based upon the Augmented Reality article, is science intersecting with anything you have been reading or studying in Science Fiction class? Could connections exist? Please reflect upon your thinking and findings. This blog repsonse should be completed in class today.

Monday, August 16, 2010

What Is Your Definition Of Science Fiction?

Robert A. Heinlein, author and critic:
Science fiction is "realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method" (quoted by Knight in Bishop, Nebula Awards 25, 3).


Theodore Sturgeon, author:
"'A good science-fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its science content'" (as quoted in Atheling, More Issues, 12).


George Hay:
"Science fiction is what you find on the shelves in the library marked science fiction."

(Aforementioned quotes were borrowed from Dr. Agatha Taormina's web page): http://www.nvcc.edu/home/ataormina/beyond/

Which of these quotations aligns with your definition of Science Fiction? Please respond thoughtfully using references to class discussion, prior knowledge, science fiction literature, science fiction films, etc... Type using complete sentences. This blog response is due by 6th hour Friday, August 20, 2010.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Pure Science Fiction?

Reflect upon what you have contemplated this semester in Science Fiction. Concepts? Films? Texts? Technology? Other? What did you find interesting? What predictions do you have about our Science Fiction future?

Friday, April 9, 2010

Duplicity? Reality?

Are the Grandfather Paradox and time travel essential elements within the Star Trek Episode: The City On The Edge Of Forever? If so, why are what makes them essential? How does this episode make you think about your Time Travel Artifact writing? Reflect, contemplate, and respond by 2:30p.m. on Monday, April 12th.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Redux: Science Fiction In Technology?

Based upon your recent reading of articles in Google Reader regarding science and technology, what connections or observations can you make about your read article(s) and the concepts and stories we have read or viewed? Please complete this blog response in class on 4-2-10.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Burros? Icky? Apes? Candy? Xenophobia?

How does The Planet Of The Apes movie make us contemplate and wrestle with the concept of xenophobia? Does it pertain to the Science Fiction we have read? Please add to this blog during and after each viewing of the movie.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Science Fiction In Technology?

Based upon your recent reading of articles in Google Reader regarding science and technology, what connections or observations can you make about your read article(s) and the concepts and stories we have read or viewed? Please complete this blog response in class on 2-26-10.

Monday, February 22, 2010

"Puppet Show" A Misdirection?

Puppet Show supposedly defines xenophobia.  Is this true?  What do you know?  What do you think this story is arguing?  Base your response upon the Socratic Discussion and your personal thinking.  Please complete your response during class today 2-22-10.

Monday, February 1, 2010

What Are You Reading? Augmented Reality?

Based upon Googlereader and the Augmented Reality article, is science intersecting with anything you have been reading or studying in Science Fiction class?  Could connections exist?  Please reflect upon your thinking and findings.  This blog repsonse should be completed in class today.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Inspired? Did You Look Twice?

How does the Inspired Bicycles presentation relate to your world? Can it connect with your academic endeavors? Did it make you look twice? Did it inspire and motivate you? Other reactions? Please connect and comment using complete sentences. (This blog post should be completed by Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 2:30p.m.)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

What Is Your Definition Of Science Fiction?

Robert A. Heinlein, author and critic:
Science fiction is "realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method" (quoted by Knight in Bishop, Nebula Awards 25, 3).

Theodore Sturgeon, author:
"'A good science-fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its science content'" (as quoted in Atheling, More Issues, 12).

George Hay
"Science fiction is what you find on the shelves in the library marked science fiction."

(Aforementioned quotes were borrowed from Dr. Agatha Taormina's web page): http://www.nvcc.edu/home/ataormina/beyond/

Which of these quotations aligns with your definition of Science Fiction? Please respond thoughtfully using references to class discussion, prior knowledge, science fiction literature, science fiction films, etc... Type using complete sentences. This blog response is due by 6th hour Friday, January 8th, 2010.