I've decided to restrict our reading for the "Genre Fiction" unit to what is commonly called science fiction. I made the decision to focus on this genre because it directly intersects with public policy and civic engagement. You can't really do this with vampire fiction.
Octavia Butler's "Bloodchild" is a great example of how a story (fiction) can have real-world applications and consequences.
Likewise, the Center for Science and the Imagination has a wonderful collection of short fiction (and essay responses to them) that show how fiction can help us understand real-world problems and issues such as the dangers of artificial intelligence, migration, climate change, etc.
Your homework for Wednesday is to read these three stories and their corresponding essay response. Pay special attention to the strategies and techniques that the essayists use to connect the world of the short story to the real world that we inhabit.
Read these three short stories and their corresponding essay response (links at the end of the story).
1st section: Alyssa, Colleen, Katelyn, Kayla Cruz, Sabina
2nd section: Max, Brad, Rodney, Kacie
1st section: Paige, Chase, Jasmine, Abel, Tania
2nd section: Hannah. J, Delayne, Haley
1st section: Kaylee, Kayla D, Jacob, Logan
2nd section: Miette, Simon, Aiden
Students will be assigned to one of three groups to focus and informally present to the class on Wednesday.
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