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. Conduct an Internet search to find your answers. 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)

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

Hurry 20 mins left! study the timeline of russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of animal farm. "is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? only get rid of man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. almost overnight we could become rich and free. what then must we do? why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! that is my message to you, comrades: rebellion! " which event most likely influenced the writing of this passage? the 1905 massacre of people who were protesting their poor living conditions the 1917 bolshevik revolution, which was inspired by the ideals of lenin the development of the union of soviet socialist republics by lenin in 1922 the collectivization of agriculture by the communist party in russia in 1928

Discuss ways in which these authors differ in style. refer to specific details from each story to support your points.