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Well done for the first lesson on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! There were some great discussions focused on the genre of science-fiction and its blurring with fantasy, as well as on the themes which interested us the most in the book. Attached is the PowerPoint with the homework on the final slide-see you next Sunday 🙂
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The land of Yuan is one of the most sci-fi worlds in the galaxy. It all begins 99999 megatrillion years ago, when a gigantic gas cloud burst open to form the Six Planets of Yuan, namely Yuan 1, Yuan 2, Yuan 3, Yuan 4, Yuan 5, and Funland.
Some 4,000 megatrillion years later, the Great Big Soccer Ball formed when particles from the gas cloud attached miraculously to form the shape of a soccer ball. The ball reportedly completes an orbit around the planets every 1.374591 megatrillion years, according to Mr. Funis Boring, an avid space fan and supporter of fun things.
And then, fast-forward 6,0000 megatrillion years , life first formed in Yuan 4. Some tiny particles in the lake of Brudsam, like it’s crafted by a scientist, formed the first Groodle. Groddles are tiny creatures that like to jump around and eat figs. They are the first life to appear at the land of Yuan, shortly followed by the Patato, who look like, feel like, and smell like potatoes.
Now fast-forward to 7,0000 megatrillion years. A host of species of life formed, like the Grapas, who are extremely fond of-you guessed it, grapes; the Pariziens, who is a group of Paris St. Germain fans(a football club that I like), and the Monstars, a group of monsters who is incredibly good at basketball. Plants and animals increased rapidly, and the populations increased in a way that’s never done before. Life is growing fast.
Then, when time flies to 8,0000 megatrillion years, People settled into the world, arriving to Yuan 2. The Groddles watched in amaze as the saucers land on the surface of the planet. The humans, amazingly, settled into life onto this new planet, which was severely doubted by the Humanhaters before, but since then, the Humanhaters have been wiped out by the Humans using their advanced weapons called ‘Guns’. This is a significant event for everyone associated with the land of Yuan, and since then humans befriended every species in the land.
Nowadays, the Yuanland has become the galaxy’s most populous world since the Earth’s downfall. This land is, and always will be, one of the greatest worlds that ever existed.
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The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy L1 HW
Jonathan
The Explorld, a strange system, originated from the Universe. It became independent since scientists discovered an unusual characteristic: the atomic theory does not apply to this world.
The Explorld’s peculiar system produced peculiar creatures; they had a significant difference compared to humans; they were silicon-based, intelligent, and enormous; they were known as Inters.
The Explorld was a harsh place for survival. It was formed out of toxic waste produced by humans. Inters were almost extinct because of this contamination. Luckily, a single mutant survived. It developed immunity from any poisonous chemicals. This immortal creature was known as Gnorts, who later became the ruler of The Explorld.
Gnorts reproduced insanely like a virus. Soon, The Explorld was crammed with Inters. They evolved stronger and more intelligent. As they became more intelligent, the idea of society and government was formed. Gnorts’s reputation and strength announced his control of The Explorld.
To develop more advanced technology, Gnorts forced every Inter to work in laboratories. Their life was fleeced; opposing ideas were restricted. Finally, workers erupted, and launch a revolt. Millions of Inters fought against the Gnorts army. Expectedly, the Gnorts army surrendered, and a new leader was elected.
The new leader was the organizer of the revolt, called Liarf. By strengthening the ideology of democracy, Liarf led the Inter society to huge success. The success was at an astonishing height. Every Inter was fully armored and has portals everywhere.
However, the Explorld was completely destroyed by an accident. The government laboratory was researching a virus. Inters collected a specimen from Earth, where humans live.
The Inter scientists accidentally lost the specimen, and by the time they found it, the virus had already spread widely. Inters’ armors suddenly became useless in front of the mighty virus.
The chance of survival for Inters was 0%. The gigantic Inter empire collapsed in a week. There wasn’t a second miracle for Inters. The Explorld became uninhabited, and it never recovered.
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Great work, everyone! I was really impressed with all of your comments and creative ideas this lesson. I think you all have developed a really good grasp of the sci-fi genre, and how Adams combines this with comedy! Attached is the lesson’s PowerPoint with the homework outlined on the final slide. See you next Sunday 🙂
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A Tale of Two Cities – Lesson Two:
Superb work today, everyone! I really enjoyed your thoughts on the often complex characters of the novel — keep up the good analysis 🙂 Attached is the PowerPoint from today, with the homework on the final slide. See you all next week for our last lesson on A Tale of Two Cities!
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A Tale of Two Cities – Lesson Three:
Really great work today, everyone! You all had some insightful and perceptive comments on the novel’s themes and symbols, particularly the themes of revolution and justice. Attached is the PowerPoint with the homework on the final slide. See you all next week to start The Thief Lord!
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Fantastic work today, everyone! Your analysis of Venice as the novel’s setting, as well as your analysis of fantasy realism as a genre, really impressed me. In particular, I thought you all wrote down well-articulated thoughts on why Venice is a unique city. Attached is the PowerPoint, with the homework on the final slide. See you next week 🙂
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Hard Times- Session 3:
Good work, everyone! You all had insightful responses to a variety of questions on setting, as well a really great understanding of literary techniques with which to craft setting. See you next week to start our new book together, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 🙂
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Lesson One:
Great work today everyone! I was really impressed with your thoughtful discussions on Christopher Boone’s character in particular, as well as the literary trope of the ‘outsider’ and how this is often a positive, insightful aspect to a book. See you all next week 🙂
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Lesson Three:
Great work today! I was especially impressed with your analysis on the themes of family and logic, as well as your thoughtful linking of these themes with a range of characters. Very, very well done for all of your thoughtful discussions and analysis over the last 15 weeks- you should be really happy with your progress 🙂
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