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Quarter 4
(April 8-12) (April 15-May 10)

Assignments & Due Dates
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International Science Fiction
"Reflections" crib notes due December 14 In-class discussion "Better than Human" from Wired magazine. Assigned January 1, discussion January 8 Jan 7-11: "From the Stories of Ibis" Crib Notes due Friday 1/11 Jan 14-18: "Sentimental Education," "Paper Menagerie," and "Mountains of Mourning" Crib notes for all three due Tues Jan 22

Jan 22-25 : Essay on Short Stories (Criteria B assessment). Essay due on Friday Jan 25. Any corrections may have 8 am rule. Word count 750-1200 words. You are the editor of a science fiction magazine. Rate each science fiction story from 1(low) - 10(high) and give justification. Choose one to publish with 1-2 sentence justification. Choose two stories as "runner-ups." Explain how those two stories could improve and be published. Feel free to compare to other stories or authors. Format - open. You may choose essay, article, memos, letter(s), etc. as your format. Choose in a way that best communicates your information.

Jan 28-Feb 1: Warrior's Apprentice Feb 4-8: Warrior's Apprentice Feb 11-14: Warrior's Apprentice Feb 19-22:Warrior's Apprentice

Warrior's Apprentice Paper (Criteria A assessment) Short story due March 1. Word count: 1000 - 1500 words. Style: Short story. Main character: any character //except// Miles. Setting: six months after the end of the Warrior's Apprentice. Other: Must be a continuation of a situation found in the Warrior's Apprentice. Introduction: somehow incorporate mention of your chosen situation in the introduction. Your story must have introduction, climax, and resolution. (no cliffhangers.)

Feb 25-Mar 1: Paper based on Warrior's Apprentice. (Criteria A assessment) Due Friday, March 1. Any corrections may have 8 am rule. Mar 4-8: Timed essay writing. Test on Thursday March 7. (Criteria C assessment) Mar 11-15: IOWAS (T-TH) End of Quarter 3: Friday.

Due Dates
Nov 1: Creative Writing assignment due Nov 29: Response to To Kill a Mockingbird assignment due
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Assignments
Oct 15-19: Read Chp 1-5 Oct 22-26: Read Chp 6-11 Oct 29-Nov 2: Creative Writing Assignment Nov 5-8: Read Chp 12-17 Nov 12-16: Read Chp 18-24 Nov 19-21: Read Chp 25-31 Nov 26-30: Assign final paper Dec 3-Dec 14 ETS Criterion Practice
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QUARTER 1 Oct 11: ETS Criterion Essay - Graded Paper 3

The 8 am Rule
Please make sure that your assignments are turned in on time. The "8 am Rule" is an automatic extension that is given to all students that may have technical difficulties, such as a poor internet connection or a printer that is out of ink. A student with technical difficulties may turn in an assignment by 8 am the next school day with no penalties. Assignments will not be accepted for credit after 8 am the next school day.

Assignments that are due in class on Friday must be turned in by 8 am on Monday. (Unless Monday is a school holiday, then the assignment is due the next regular school day.)

Exceptions: Assignments that are performance based, such as speeches and presentations, or exams, do not have extensions. On rare occasions, such as the end of the marking period, an assignment may not have an extension; that assignment will be marked "No 8 am Rule."

International Science Fiction
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