All You Zombies...

We read the Robert Heinlein time travel story "All You Zombies..." on Wednesday, April 8. Because we didn't have much time to discuss the story, you might want to post some comments here.

Planet of the Apes

We watched Planet of the Apes (1968 version) in class over the span of March 13 through March 20. Post you comments here if you want to add to your class comments or if you did not have the chance to respond in class. Consider any of the following:

• You might explore the idea of xenophobia in the film, or remark on any of its other social commentary.


• Keeping in mind that the film was made in 1968, what issues of its time did it address?


• What are some of your critiques of the film's plot, script, acting, special effects, or any other cinematic elements?

Alien Planet Progress Report March 2, March 4, March 11

Following each day working on the Alien Planet project, post here what ideas or work you individually contributed to your group's effort.

The Silk and the Song

When we read the story "The Silk and the Song" in class on February 23 and 25, you had the opportunity to fill out a question sheet about the story and to comment on it in class. If you have ideas that you still haven't shared, feel free to do so here.

Muse

We began the story "Muse" in class on February 20. Here's a place for additional thoughts about the story.

Puppet Show

For the story "Puppet Show," which we read in class February 18, you either participated in the class discussion or completed story questions in a small group. If you have ideas you didn't get to share that day, please post them here.

Forbidden Planet

We watched the film Forbidden Planet in class the week of February 9, and you did response notes. If you have ideas that have occurred to you since then, please share them here.

Along the Scenic Route

In class on Friday, February 6 and Monday, February 9, we read aloud "Along the Scenic Route" by Harlan Ellison. If you had thoughts about the story that you didn't get to share in class, please post them here.

The Post-Mortem People

We read the story "The Post-Mortem" people in class on February 2 and 4. On the last day everyone answered at least one question about the story. If you missed the class, or if you have other comments to add, here's the place to add your comments. The questions we asked in class were:

• Do you think the author made an accurate extrapolation? Explain why or why not.


• Can you cite any news stories that you can relate to "The Post-Mortem People"?


• What is the authur warning us about?
  

SFSSUP Progress Reports January 26

List here your project accomplishments for today's computer lab session. Also, what do you yourself need to do between now and Wednesday, Jan 29, to be ready to present? In addition, you could acknowledge any work done by your groupmates that you appreciate.

SFSSUP Progress Reports January 23

By midnight, Sunday, January 25, please update your individual progress on your SF Slide Show Update Project:

• What did you research?
  What did you create?
  What useful information did you find?
  What did you learn about SF in your decade?


• (New Question) Given that we have one more day in the computer lab as a class, what will you need to do outside class to help have your project ready by Wednesday, January 28?

SFSSUP Progress Reports Jan 21

By midnight, Thursday, January 22, please post a comment that briefly explains what you (individually) accomplished during class on January 21. You should try to answer the following questions:

• What did you research?


• What did you create?


• What useful information did you find?


• What did you learn about SF in your decade?


• How will what you did help your group's presentation?

Sales Pitch

We read the Philip K. Dick story "Sales Pitch" (about the FASRAD robot) in class on Friday, September 16. If you have further comments about the story, please feel free to post them here.

Early SF Research

Now that you have established a Blogger ID, try it out by answering the following question:

What is one interesting thing you learned from your SF research today?

Ralph 124C41+

We read the story "Ralph 124C41+" by Hugo Gernback in class on Friday, January 9. If you have additional comments about the story, go ahead and post them here.