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<tr><td valign="top">Write an SF short story. Note that you must still submit an outline.<br /></td><td width="200" valign="top">Zachary Kain<br />Saro M<br />Chris B</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">What do “Flowers for Algernon” and “Nightfall” say about therole of science in society? <br /></td><td valign="top">Cameron Tweedle<br />Prashanna Jayaseelan<br />Colin Kelly</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Several of the assigned readings we looked at were consideredto be “ground-breaking”. Pick two stories and explain how they brokenew ground in SF.</td><td valign="top">Anthony Donato<br />Brianna McEachren<br />Terry Kalambalikis</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">How has SF grown and matured as a literary genre? Use two ofthe assigned readings to illustrate the growth – you may also refer toworks that preceded the ones you are talking about to illustrate thegrowth.</td><td valign="top">Scott Clifford<br />Segen Hagose<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Is science a necessary element of a science fiction story?Defend your argument using at least two of the assigned readings. <br /></td><td valign="top">Justin Chan<br />Peter Goh<br />Stephen Clancy</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">What is the author saying about men's expectation of women in“Helen O'Loy” and “The Perfect Woman”? <br /></td><td valign="top">Raymond Birch<br />GlennMacapinlac<br />George Apostolakos</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Why did the author choose the narrator he did in “Helen O'Loy” and “Flowers for Algernon”?</td><td valign="top">Luis Silva<br />Saro Madian<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ideas often take precedence over characterization in SF stories. Illustrate this using two of the assigned readings.</td><td valign="top">Geoffrey Palin<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SF stories often turn things around so that we see them in anew way. Describe how this technique is used in two of the assignedreadings.</td><td valign="top">Christopher James<br />William McCullough<br />Chris Andrisevic</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Since SF stories can be set in any place or time, most beginby establishing the setting. Illustrate how this is done in four of theassigned readings. <br /></td><td valign="top">Dmitri Edelchteine<br />Michael Phrakaysone<br />VasiliosBilly Halis</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">By setting stories on other planets or using other races, the</td><td valign="top"></td></tr>author is often holding a mirror up to our society or to humanpsychology. What is Asimov saying about us in “Nightfall”? <br tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top">StefanD'Aversa<br /td>Alex Rodrigues<br /td valign="top">Jeff Silverman</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Science fiction stories often have to deliver a lot of
information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious
way (i.e. as a dry lecture). Describe and illustrate the techniques
used to do this in four of the assigned readings.</td><td valign="top"><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Is "Helen O'Loy" a sexist story? Be sure to explain any termsyou might use, especially the term "sexist". <br /></td><td valign="top">Jamie Stratton<br />JeffJewitt<br />Geoff Bowes</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Wiki madness! In lieu of a formal essay, I will allow somepeople to put together wiki pages on some of the assigned readings. Seeme for more details. Stories eligible for this include "Helen O'Loy","It's a Good Life", "The Cold Equations" "I Have No Mouth, and I MustScream" or "Aye, and Gomorrah". <br /></td><td valign="top">Chris Baynton<br />Mark Salvador<br />JacobPlax</td></tr></tbody></table>
