Class Day Possibilities
for SF Web Sites: Spring 2005
Some Samples from Last Time

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Build it entirely yourself, including research
Work from material provided by teacher

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1.  UpdateLinks, especially general, encyclopedic sites 



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2. W Jan 22: H.G. Wells-> Richard Hartke
• Campbell Chart on Time Machine 
• Class Notes
• updating links on H.G. Wells 

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1. W Jan 29:Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Herland -> Kathryn Zenger
• Expand Plot Outline of Herland 
• Campbell Chart (if possible)
• Update Links 

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2. M Feb 3: Early Origins: Space Opera ->
• Definitions of Space Opera 
• My Rather Idiosyncratic List of Space Operas 
• Update Links on Space Opera 
• E. Doc Smith and Gernsback

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3.  W Feb 5: Hard SF: The Golden Age 
• Definition of Golden Age SF 
• John C. Campbell Page 
• Update Links Page  

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4. M Feb 14: Hard SF: Future History ->  Chris Hesson   Tim Lampson: Future History  of the Ender's Games series.
• Page about Future Histories 
• Page on Asimov, especially whole Foundation Series 
• Page on Known Space (Larry Niven) Future History 
• Page on Blish, Cities in Flight Future History  

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5. W, Feb 16:Hard SF: Heinlein, Orphans of the Sky  Erica Jaros
• Campbell chart on Orphans
• Plot outline of Orphans
• Reading and Study Guide for Orphans 
• Links page for Heinlein and for Movie 

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6. M Feb 21: Hard SF: Aliens ->  Rebecca Smith
• Update current Aliens page and Biblio
• Links Page to Web Resources on aliens 
• Class Notes
• notes on Alien Axes etc.
• Links for Weinbaum, "Arena" and Clarke

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7. W Feb 23: Cozy Catastrophes and Nuclear Dooms Mindy Armstrong
• Update current  Cosy Cat page and Biblio
• Links Page to Web Resources on catastrophes and holocausts
• Class Notes, including timeline 

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8. M Feb 28: Softening SF--Time Travel->Thomas Ritchie
• Update Time Travel Biblio
• Links Page to Web Resources on time travel 
• Class Notes




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9. W Mar 2: Softening SF--Psionics-> Jason Bryant
• Upgrade Psionics Biblio
• Links Page to Web Resources on psionics and telepathy in SF
• Class Notes
• Maybe a page on differnt kinds of psychic powers

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10. M Mar 7: Philip K.  Dick and Three Stigmata  Ernest Duncan  Ken Bolt
• Class notes
• Reading and Study Guide Questions
• Gliederung for Three Stigmata 
• Chart of hero's journey in novel 
• Update Dick links page 

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11. M, Mar 14: New Wave SF-   Katherine Gillis
• Defining New Wave 
• Links to New Wave 
• Class Notes; maybe timeline  

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12.  W Mar 16: Delaney and Ballad of Beta II/ Empire Star  Brian O'Neill
• Reading and Study Guide Questions 
• Plot Summary 
• Campbell Chart 
• Links on Delaney,

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13. M Mar 28: Ursula Le Guin, -> Left Hand of Darkness  Emma Standiford

 
• Update LeGuin Page,  Biblio, and Links
• Campbell Chart for Left Hand
• Gliederung for Left Hand
• Myth Riddles in Left Hand
• Journal Selections 

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14. M April 4: Women in SF-> Historically Amanda Gurganus
• Update links
• Something else creative?  Chronological Chart?

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15. W Apr 6: Women in SF: Tiptree -  Jessica Hasell Felicia Roberts
• Update Tiptree Criticism section  
• Update Links 
• Class notes 
• Gliederung and Campbell Chart for Houston, Houston 
• Comparison Contrast btw Houston, Houston and Herland
• Reading and study guide for all Tiptree stories 

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17. M Apr 11: Cyber-Punk:-> Ian Rish
• Update links and Biblio
• Maybe a page on Cyber-punk and film 

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18. M Apr 11: Begin Brin's Earth Denzil Cuddy Meghan Zealy (Gliederung) Jenn Werkhoven: Brunner
• John Brunner Page, concentrating especially on works that influence Brin 
• Brin Page with Links
• Class notes
• Reading and Study Guide Questions for Earth 
• Gliederung for Earth 
• Chart of hero's journey in novel 

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1. M Apr 18:  Start Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars  Phil Riley