Good science fiction writers sit down to begin a story with lots of questions. Think of one aspect of space or space travel you would like to know more about, and write down three questions. Next, conduct an Internet search to find your answers. Think: If you were writing a fictional tale of space travel, what details would you add to the facts you’ve discovered? Would you invent new creatures, new technologies, or even a new universe? Use your imagination and create a cartoon advertisement, like the newsprint above, for your own science fiction story. Include three FACTS about space travel within your advertisement. Reminder: To find factual information, look for reliable sources. (example: .org, .edu, .gov)

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader