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<tr><td valign="top">Write an SF short story. Note that you must still submit an outline.<br /></td><td width="200" valign="top">Zachary Kain<br />Saro M<br />Chris B</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">What do “Flowers for Algernon” and “Nightfall” say about the
role of science in society? <br /></td><td valign="top">Cameron Tweedle<br />Prashanna Jayaseelan<br />Colin Kelly</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Several of the assigned readings we looked at were considered
to be “ground-breaking”. Pick two stories and explain how they broke
new ground in SF.</td><td valign="top">Anthony Donato<br />Brianna McEachren<br />Terry Kalambalikis</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">How has SF grown and matured as a literary genre? Use two of
the assigned readings to illustrate the growth – you may also refer to
works that preceded the ones you are talking about to illustrate the
growth.</td><td valign="top">Scott Clifford<br />Segen Hagose<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Is science a necessary element of a science fiction story?
Defend your argument using at least two of the assigned readings. <br /></td><td valign="top">Justin Chan<br />Peter Goh<br />Stephen Clancy</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">What is the author saying about men's expectation of women in
“Helen O'Loy” and “The Perfect Woman”? <br /></td><td valign="top">Raymond Birch<br />Glenn
Macapinlac<br />George Apostolakos</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Why did the author choose the narrator he did in “Helen O'Loy” and “Flowers for Algernon”?</td><td valign="top">Luis Silva<br />Saro Madian<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ideas often take precedence over characterization in SF stories. Illustrate this using two of the assigned readings.</td><td valign="top">Geoffrey Palin<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SF stories often turn things around so that we see them in a
new way. Describe how this technique is used in two of the assigned
readings.</td><td valign="top">Christopher James<br />William McCullough<br />Chris Andrisevic</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Since SF stories can be set in any place or time, most begin
by establishing the setting. Illustrate how this is done in four of the
assigned readings. <br /></td><td valign="top">Dmitri Edelchteine<br />Michael Phrakaysone<br />Vasilios
Billy Halis</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">By setting stories on other planets or using other races, the
author is often holding a mirror up to our society or to human
psychology. What is Asimov saying about us in “Nightfall”? <br /></td><td valign="top">Stefan
D'Aversa<br />Alex Rodrigues<br />Jeff Silverman</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Science fiction stories often have to deliver a lot of
information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious
way (i.e. as a dry lecture). Describe and illustrate the techniques
used to do this in four of the assigned readings.</td><td valign="top"><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Is "Helen O'Loy" a sexist story? Be sure to explain any terms
you might use, especially the term "sexist". <br /></td><td valign="top">Jamie Stratton<br />Jeff
Jewitt<br />Geoff Bowes</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Wiki madness! In lieu of a formal essay, I will allow some
people to put together wiki pages on some of the assigned readings. See
me for more details. Stories eligible for this include "Helen O'Loy",
"It's a Good Life", "The Cold Equations" "I Have No Mouth, and I Must
Scream" or "Aye, and Gomorrah". <br /></td><td valign="top">Chris Baynton<br />Mark Salvador<br />Jacob
Plax</td></tr>
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