Wednesday, 5/30/12
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE #5 (or Alternative).
 

"The Third Expedition"

Some images of the real Mars.

  • Average temperature on Mars is about  -67, Martian surface temperatures range widely from as little as -207 at the winter pole to almost 80 on the day side during summer.
  • A Martian year is  686.98 days.
  • The pressure is only 1% of Earth's. Almost no atmosphere.
  • Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles composed mostly of solid carbon dioxide ("dry ice").

    • Pics and facts courtesy of nineplanets.org.
     

    Quiz for After. Write out the answers (not just the letters).

    1. What do the people of Earth think happened to the first two expeditions?
    2. The rising action begins almost right away when they land on the green lawn and see the town.  a) True  b) False
    3. One of the men's theories is that people from Earth came to Mars in secret long ago.  a) True. b) False.
    4. The first lady's reaction to the men is similar to another Martian/Earthman encounter. Which one? ___________
    5. When Captain Black says he's from Earth, she says... a) "That other Earth?"  b) "Out of the ground, do you mean?"  c) "The third planet?"  d) "Do you mean Tyrr?"  e) None of the above.
    6. When Lustig sees his grandparents, we find out they've been dead for 30 years. Lustig reacts to finding them alive... a) fearfully.  b) suspiciously.  c) disbelievingly. d) calmly.  e) sadly
    7. Lustig's grandmother says that they are in a type of heaven. a) True.  b) False.
    8. What causes the men to abandon ship, against the captain's orders?
    9. Captain Black thinks that the Martians chose Lustig's memories of his grandparents' house and town to create this illusion.  a) True.  b) False.
    10. Why does Captain Black think the Martians chose the year 1926 for the illusion?
    11. Why does Captain Black think the Martians might have done this?
    12. "But you're not thirsty." Who said?
    13. "He never reached the door."  a) exposition  b) falling action  c) climax  d) resolution  e) rising action
    14. The ending of this story would be considered the...  a) exposition  b) falling action  c) climax  d) resolution  e) rising action
    15. Umm, Ray Bradbury's ending to the story, while being very dramatic, has a sort of a  logical problem. What is it?

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Done? "The Third Expedition" 70's stylie.