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Speculative September – Michael Pryor – Ten Futures
This is a collection of 10 short stories, featuring the same two characters (Sam and Tara) in 10 future time zones/dystopias. The first story ‘2100’ was very reminiscent of the Bicentennial Man movie and even Sci Fi classics like ‘The fun they had’ (Isaac Asimov) and ‘There will come soft rains’ (Ray Bradbury). Indeed, Pryor … Continue reading
Year 7 Ancient China
See on Scoop.it – Ancient China for Year 7 This research guide is under construction but provides a wide range of resource ideas for teaching Ancient China to Year 7. See on teacherlibrarianhelp.com
Globaled.org lessons on Japan
See on Scoop.it – Year 8 Shogunate Japan Looks useful as it has links to lessons on Shogunate Jpan, the Tokugawa Shogunate etc See on http://www.globaled.org
Speculative September – Brian Falkner
As part of Action and Adventure August I read Brian Falkner’s Brainjack which because of its future and computers- take- over –the- world focus would also fit quite nicely into this month’s reading. So I thought I would explore more of Falkner’s work for this month. I had mixed success. The Tomorrow Code is widely … Continue reading
Speculative September James Roy – Ichabod Hart & the Lighthouse Mystery
This fits into the steampunk part of speculative fiction (mix of history and fantasy). It poses various what if scenarios: What if the French settled (invaded)Australia at the same time as the English? What if convicts could be made to work even harder? This is a mystery/fantasy that is mixed up with the steam era (hence steampunk) where a … Continue reading
Speculative September – Kevin Brooks – iBoy
Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it’s having an extraordinary effect . . . Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge … Continue reading
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