Science Fiction Project: Create Your Own Dystopian/Utopian Society for the Year 2117
Science Fiction Project: Create Your Own Dystopian/Utopian Society for the Year 2117
DUE March 3-10
Directions: Incorporate / weave different elements from the Science Fiction books read by each group member to create a new society -- 100 years in the future. Create an infomercial or advertisement to persuade people to be a citizen of your new society. You can do this using video and/or print (poster or display board). Your project must combine English Literature with Science and History. You should address government, family life, economy, environmental concerns, technology, housing, transportation, defense/protection in the following organizational patterns:
1. Chronological: create a brief timeline of your society’s history. Include important historical events beginning with 2017.
2. Cause/Effect: Explain what traditions and holidays your society celebrates and why they are celebrated What historical events led to this holiday? (Science and History curriculum connections.)
3. Compare/Contrast: Compare your society’s culture to the culture of our present-day society as well as to the utopias/dystopias each group member read about in the in-class or choice novel.
4. Problem/Solution: Science -- Research a present day problem/issue that exists then describe how your society came to create a solution for this problem. History – create a Constitution or Charter incorporating research from your History class.
Each group member must turn in a separate one-page abstract of ONE current science or government related issue/problem. You must correctly cite your sources; both parenthetically and in a Works Cited page. MLA guidelines for this can be found in your interactive notebook and on-line at the PurdueOWL. (You may use your science or history textbook as a source.)
5. Ethos, Pathos, Logos: What makes your new society special and why would others want to become a part of it?
6. Symbolism: Your new society must have a name and a flag. Tell the symbolism of elements in each.
Final products:
1. Each individual student will turn in a one-page research abstract. (refer to #4 above)
2. Each group will submit either a 2-4 minute video and/or poster/display board covering all items listed above.
3. Group Presentation: Group presentations will be March 3-10 (3 class days for each A or B-day class). If you plan to show a video, one group member must email the video file or link to the teacher and it must be able to run on the teacher’s computer. In the subject line of the email make sure you list ALL group member names and class period. This is due the day of your presentation.
Ø Each group member must have a clearly identifiable role in the presentation; it should be clear to the teacher that the presentation was REHEARSED! Visuals should be colorful, interesting, neat and clear.