climate fiction “cli-fi” - documents.climategen.org
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CLIMATEFICTION“CLI-FI”
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Historyhasalwaysprovedthatbooksarethefirstplainonwhichcertainbattlesarefound.
-ToniMorrison
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Whyclimatefiction?• Helpsuslivealternaterealities– Ourworstnightmares– Ourhighesthopes
• Goeswheresciencecannot• CangalvanizesocietyArisingtideofhopelessness,alongwithrisingsealevel,islappingatthetoesofouryoungadolescents.Thus,ouryoungadultfictionisdifferentfromtheyoungadultnaturefictionofthirtyyearsago.
-DavidSobel,Orion2017 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/14/margaret-atwood-road-to-ustopia
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It’sinthefuture Orisit?http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/africa_kenya_scavengers/html/5.stm
"Idon'twanttodothisworkforever.Ijustwanttogotoschoolandstopcollectingrubbish."Emmanuel,14yo
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It’samirror• Isthischaracterlikeme?• Howdomyactionsaffectothers?
• HowamIlike“theother”?
“WomanpullsgunonSmartMeterinstaller”
July2012
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Developshope.InspiresSolutions.
WilliamKamkwamba
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Makesthingsmore“manageable”There’sanewenvironmentaltragedylurkingineverynewscast.Isitanysurprisethatyoungadultsareattractedtodystopianvisionsofthefuture?Itputstheirworstfearsrightoutthereonthepage,andthatmakesthemsomewhatmoremanageable,morequantifiable.
-DavidSobel,Orion2017
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Perhapsthemorecompelling,andhistoricallyconsistent,featureofdystopianfictionisthehero’squest.Facedwithanunimaginabletragedy,thereisacharacterwhorisestothechallenge,facesunbeatableodds,andsometimesbeatsthem,thoughoftensufferinggruelingpainintheprocess.Theyoungreaderwantstobethathero,wantstoriseoutoftheboringsamenessofhereverydaylifeandrightthesocialorder,vanquishtheenemy....Ifwewanttoavoidtheenvironmentalcatastrophesandrepressivecentralgovernmentspicturedincurrentdystopianfiction,we’regoingtoneedmoreadolescentswillingtobeheroic.Weneedheroicbehaviornotjustinthearena,butinoureverydaylives,atworkandinschool;weneedstudentsandcommunitymemberswhodaretochangethesocialorder.If...theseotherheroinescompelustobeheroic,thenperhapsthesebooksarepartofthesolution.
-DavidSobel,Orion2017
Thehero
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Howdoesitworkscientifically?• Truthversusaccuracy• Isthepremisescientificallycredibleorfeasible?
• Whatdoweknow?• Howdoesthebookreflectordepartfromthis?
ScienceFiction
ClimateFiction
Speculative
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Useintheclassroom
Waystousefiction:• Cross-curriculum• Bookclub• ELAstandards• Scienceconnections– Couldthisreallyhappen?– Scientificdialog
NJHighschoolcli-fibookclubdisplay
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BookclubsInyourgroupsreadaloudfromthematerialsprovidedanddiscuss• Howdoesthebookworkasastory?• Whatthemesareinthestory?• Howdoesitworkscientifically?• Whatconnectionsto“reallife”canbemade?• Howwouldyouusethiswithyourstudents?• Whatotherconnectionsmightyouaskyoustudentstoconsiderwhenreadingthebook?
Createaposterforyourbookthat“sells”thebooktootherpotentialreaders
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