Searching for Strange New Worlds

We've just launched the science fiction unit this past week. If you'd like more information or some interesting activities to go along with the unit, check out these sites:

Science Fiction Webquest: The Power of Dreams
http://www.my-english-courses.com/projetseleves/scienceFi/total2.htm

"List of Fictional Robots and Androids"
Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_robots

"Welcome to the world of sci-fi science" from: BBC News magazine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8310420.stm

World War II Film Recommendations

If you remembered we discussed changing one's viewpoint and WW II and the concentration camps were brought up as an example. I recommended Schindler's List as a good film. You might also want to look for:

• Devil's Arithmetic
• Woman at War
• The Pianist

Does anyone else have any other recommendations?

VACATION HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW

• Independent Reading (reading log if you have not been making your monthly goals)
• One choiceboard assignment from the vacation homework packet
• Finish one Walter Dean Myers literature circle book
• Write an Annotated Bibliography of the finished Walter Dean Myers literature circle book on looseleaf
• Annotated Bibliography check on Tuesday, December 5th - GOAL 11 books total