"Alien" Discussion Guide
HUMANITIES/CLASSICS 3220 - SCIENCE FICTION
STUDY GUIDE "ALIEN"
NAME__________________________________________
This study guide is it is designed to help you prepare for a discussion
leading to making a post on the Science
Fiction Forum. You should follow the outline below and use the other
students in this class to help you think about and write a post that
will earn bonus points.
1. (5 minutes) Write out a question about "Alien" that you think would
produce a good discussion and be a good question to answer in writing a
commentary.
2. (5 minutes) Write one sentence explaining why you think your question
would help us to understand what "Alien" reveals about the world around
us.
3. (30 minutes) Introduce yourself to the students in your group and share
your questions and explanations with the rest of the group. Spend a bit
of time talking with each other about each of the questions to see where
they lead you.
4. (15 minutes) Select a question (or questions) you would like to have
the instructor discuss that you think might produce a good discussion and
interesting commentaries. Then discuss that question with each other.
You should make a few notes on a separate sheet about what you say to each
other.
5. (5 minutes) Report your groups question(s) to the rest of the class.
Turn in this sheet with your groups question(s) and the names of the rest
of your group written in the spaces provided.
OUR QUESTION IS:
The members of group #_____ were:
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