English
12
Science
Fiction
The Science Fiction elective is designed to
develop your understanding of Science Fiction as a genre and immerse you in a
thematic analysis of Science Fiction from its inception to the present.
This is a reading and writing intensive course and will require a great
deal of reading outside of class. If
you are not interested in Science Fiction, then you should reconsider taking
this elective.
A. Definition
of Science Fiction
a. Classification of types
b. Elements that make SciFi
what it is
B. Analysis
of Science Fiction
C. History
of Science Fiction
D. Selected
Thematic Readings/Corresponding Videos (when applicable)
Texts:
Science
Fiction: A Historical Anthology.
Ed. Eric S. Rabkin.
Oxford: Oxford
University Press,
1983.
Hollister, Bernard.
You and Science Fiction. Lincolnwood,
IL: National Textbook
Company, 1989.
You are required to maintain a notebook for
this class. The notebook must be a
three-ring binder as you will be adding material to it throughout the course of
the semester. There will be no
exceptions—spiral notebooks are unacceptable.
It is essential that each member of the
class be present and participate in each day’s activities. Your opinion and input during class is expected and required.
Therefore, attendance and class participation will be a factor in
quarterly and final grades.
Each member of the class is asked to
cooperate with his or her fellow members in a constructive and friendly manner
(i.e. no backbiting, name calling, put-downs).
All assignments, including presentations,
reading journals, and written works must be handed in or presented when they are
due. Late or missing assignments
will severely affect your quarterly or year end grades. You will be given plenty of time to complete the assignments.
Homework assignments will either be graded
or they will be checked ( ).
A ( ) is average completion
of the assignment; a ( ) is below average; and a (
) is above average.
For each missing homework assignment you
will lose one point from your overall quarterly average.
Late homework will be (reluctantly) accepted no later than two days after
the assignment was due; no assignments will be accepted after the two-day period
has passed unless you can provide a valid, verifiable excuse (death in the
family, violent illness, blunt trauma, plague).
Unit exams, projects, presentations
35%
Quizzes 20%
Paragraphs, essays and other writing
assignments
35%
Homework and participation
10%
In order for you to monitor your progress in
this class and to eliminate any questions regarding assignments you may need to
make up, your grades will be posted every Tuesday.
You will be assigned a pair of letters from the alphabet; the letter will
represent your name on the grade sheet. IF
YOU WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, DO NOT SHARE YOUR LETTER WITH ANYONE!!!
1. Be
on time for class.
2. Be
considerate when others are speaking. Do
not talk while I am giving instructions to the class, speaking to another
student, or while we are reading aloud.
3. Use
bathrooms and lockers between periods.
At this point in your life you are aware of your body and its capacities.
To prevent any potentially embarrassing situations from occurring in
class you should do what you need to before coming to class.
Don’t waste my time (and yours) by asking to go to the bathroom or to
your locker during the class period. I
will make exceptions for emergencies.
4. Be
prepared for class. The
required books, notebooks, pens, pencils, and homework must accompany you to
class each day. Since you will be
using your binder every day, you should bring it to class every
day.
5. Have
fun!!
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