Happy B-Day Robert Frost

Check out Robert Frost reading his classic poem...do you like the poem?  What does it mean to you (theme)?  Is it better to hear the poem or read it?

What's to a Story

This article about stories is a difficult read but has some interesting ideas about the importance (or lack of importance) of the long fiction story that we are used to.

Spring is Officially Here!

Spring is here, but what does that mean?  Why is TODAY the official start of spring?  Check out this article about Spring, Seasons and Weather.  What did you learn?  What does it make you wonder about?

What did you learn?

After completing (or nearly completing) your Sci-Fi book, what from that novel can you take and apply to your life?  What did you learn about science, technology, progress or people from this book?

Good Old "Mystery Meat"

Everybody who has ever gone to school has complained about the quality of the lunches.  Often it is just complaining for the sake of complaining, but sometimes there is a legitimate gripe about the school lunches.  Recently the government has decided to use even more "pink slime" in school lunches...about 1.5 million more pounds to be precise.  If you are unclear after reading the article you can also check out this youtube video of celebrity chef Jaimie Oliver, who broke the story over a year ago.

Golden Lines

Hopefully at this point you have found some Golden Lines in your book.  These are really strong, powerful lines, the kind that give you a chill when you read them the first time and the kind that stay in your head even after you finish reading your book.  What is your favorite Golden Line so far?  Why?  Make sure you include the book title so we know what book it came from. 

Don't forget to check out some other golden lines from other books and react to them.

Welcome to Sci-Fi

After watching that short film last week (A science fiction classic), I hope you got to see that science fiction has been a driving part of entertainment for a long time.  From books to comics to films, science fiction has always captured the imaginations of authors, creators and audiences.  Do you like science fiction...it could be books, movies whatever....