| Projects
& Grade Distribution
(1)
Written Responses & Quizzes (to short stories, criticism articles,
films) 40%
(2) Web Research Project & Presentation during final exam 25%
(3) Blog, 14 entries total (one for each class) 5%
(4) Collaboratively written science fiction story, posted online
10%
(5) Class Participation 20%
Project Requirements
(1)
Written Responses & Quizzes (to short stories, criticism articles,
films)
It is essential that you arrive in class each day with the reading
completed and response forms filled out. Quizzes will be given periodically
as well.
(2)
Web Research Project & Presentation during final exam
Description:
Create
a web research site on any topic(s) related to SF that interest
you. You will have time every class period to work on this web site.
If you change your topic during the term, keep your old research
on your site and explain why you changed topics. You do not have
to know how to make web pages, we will learn how to do this in class.
Website’s
Minimum Requirements to receive a “C”:
- Research
topic(s) clearly stated
- Consistent
and meaningful navigation.
- Visually
appealing and easy to read (readable colors, meaningful use of
images, spell-checked, etc.)
- Includes
at least 1 page that lists and describes external websites about
your topic(s). It is insufficient simply to list links without
a description. Minimum 12 sites.
- Includes
at least 1 page that keeps track of different definitions of SF
that you come across throughout your reading and research. Copy
the quotation and make sure to note where you found the definition
(author, title, page). Label this clearly. Minimum 15 definitions.
- Includes
at least 1 page that keeps track of short stories, novels, films,
games you’d like to read/see/play. As you read and research
online, keep an eye out for interesting stories, novels, etc.
Label this clearly. Minimum 15 entries.
-
Includes at least 1 page that keeps track of a SF timeline. As
you read, keep track of major dates, historical movements, changes
in SF.
- Includes
links to your own blog and your own collaboratively written piece
of science fiction. Label these clearly.
- Includes
links to class homepage, peers’ blogs, peers’ web
research projects. Label these clearly.
- During
the final exam period, you are required to give a presentation
about your research website to the class.
- During
the final exam period, you will give each of your peers a written
response to their web project.
(3) Blog, 14 entries total (one for each class period). To be completed
at the end of each class period.
For
the last 15 minutes of class, submit an entry to your blog. This
is a space for you to reflect on what we’ve discussed, ideas
you’d like to research or found interesting, things you learned.
This is a casual kind of “journal” for you to reflect
on ideas, and it is also a way for us to experiment with a new kind
of writing.
Please
start each entry with the label “CLASS 1”, etc. If you
want to add more entries than are required, that is fine, just please
label the required entries.
We
will learn how to create blogs as a class.
(4) Collaboratively written science fiction story, posted
online
More
details about this will be given in class.
(5) Class Participation
Class
will revolve around discussion and collaboration with your peers.
Therefore you will be expected to actively participate in class
discussion, groups discussions, group projects, etc.
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