2nd+Assignment+Cold+Equations

This short story, "The Cold Equations," takes place in the future. This kind of writing usually falls under the category of "Science Fiction." What we're going to do first is just take a look at what people back in 1962 thought the future was going to be like. You've probably already heard of this cartoon, but we're going to look at a cartoon called //The Jetsons//:



If you click the picture, it'll take you to a video clip of the beginning of the show. What you're going to do is open an email addressed to me at ela.olympus.frank@gmail.com. Then you're going to write "1st assignment Cold Equations" in the subject line. Once you've completed that, you're going to come back here and cut & paste the questions below directly into the body of your email. Upon completing these steps, you're going to watch the clip, answer the questions, and click send. Make sure you write all answers in complete sentences using proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

**1. What was one of the first things you noticed watching this intro? ** **2. What did they think was going to be a big part of the future? ** **3. Where do you think this cartoon takes place? ** **4. What about this cartoon intro makes it "futuristic"? ** **5. How much does technology play a part in this vision of the future? ** **6. What is something you noticed that you think will __not__ be in the future? Why? ** **7. How do you think life would be like if this is how we lived? ** **8. What would be some problems living in a world like "The Jetsons"? (//List at least three //.) ** **9. What would be a benefits of living in this future society? (//List at least three //.) ** **10. Hopefully you've clicked the "Science Fiction" link above (if you haven't, do so now). Based on the description of science fiction, what about this intro makes it science fiction? Why? Why not? **

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