Apollo 13 Novel Study
Introduction
- Complete the webquest on the Apollo Missions below.
- Read the Cold War stuff below too. Answer the attached questions.
- Rip through the Space Intro slides below for some history of people in space.
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COMMON SECTION QUESTIONS
1. Knowledge: Two things I learned
2. Inquiry: Two questions I would like answered
3. Comprehension: Five most important parts of the section
4. Emotional Impact: Pick an emotion you felt during any part of the section. Tell me WHY you felt that way. What was happening during the book that made you feel this way? What did it remind you of?
1. Knowledge: Two things I learned
2. Inquiry: Two questions I would like answered
3. Comprehension: Five most important parts of the section
4. Emotional Impact: Pick an emotion you felt during any part of the section. Tell me WHY you felt that way. What was happening during the book that made you feel this way? What did it remind you of?
Section 1
- Read the Prologue up to and including Chapter 3.
- Answer the common section questions.
- Watch the videos below and respond to these questions.
- There was an uneasy feeling prior to test launch. The authors describe how uncertain and hesitant the astronauts and test crew were about the Apollo 1 Space Craft. Would you have continued with the launch too?
- How do you think the mission control personnel felt as they watch three astronauts burn alive in just a few short, helpless minutes? Choose three strong adjectives and explain your opinion with support from the documentary or your novel.
- How does this tragedy, and the feelings surrounding it, change the intent and attitude about the later Apollo missions? Is it a source of motivation to "get it right" or is it a source of apprehension?
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Section 2
Note: I do not need a copy of your common section questions this time around.
- Read Chapter 4 and 5.
- Answer the common section questions.
- Watch the videos below and respond to these questions.
Note: I do not need a copy of your common section questions this time around.
Section 3
Ethics in Space Activity
1. Read this article about ethics in space. It is pretty vague, but it will give you a starting point about the debate about ethics in space exploration.
2. Read this article about colonizing Mars.
3. Do you think that this Mars plan is an ethical mission? Why or why not?
4. Would you sign up for it? Why or why not?
5. Make three connections with information you learned from the articles to Apollo 13. (Hint: think about how the technology and "ambitiousness" of the mission at the time of the Apollo missions).
Just for fun: Check out Bill Nye's episode on space travel. He's just plain awesome and it breaks down the science of space travel in pretty easy/simple terms. (Note: this is not a required activity).
- Read Chapter 6 - 8.
- Answer the common section questions.
- Complete the activity below.
Ethics in Space Activity
1. Read this article about ethics in space. It is pretty vague, but it will give you a starting point about the debate about ethics in space exploration.
2. Read this article about colonizing Mars.
3. Do you think that this Mars plan is an ethical mission? Why or why not?
4. Would you sign up for it? Why or why not?
5. Make three connections with information you learned from the articles to Apollo 13. (Hint: think about how the technology and "ambitiousness" of the mission at the time of the Apollo missions).
Just for fun: Check out Bill Nye's episode on space travel. He's just plain awesome and it breaks down the science of space travel in pretty easy/simple terms. (Note: this is not a required activity).
Section 4
Section Task
Please read the Author’s notes in the back of the book. Jim Lovell teamed up with Jeffrey Kluger, a writer at Time, in hopes to create a meaningful, interesting historical fiction. Certain components to the telling of the Apollo 13 story were added to engage the reader, such as background information, the thoughts of the family and media, as well as some dialogue was changed to have a different effect on the reader.
Similarly, documentaries are also critiqued and changed in order to engage the audience.
Watch the following documentary. Make a table. On one side of your paper, discuss different techniques added to the novel in order to appear to an audience. On the other side of your paper, discuss different techniques throughout the documentary that are added in order to gain and keep the audience’s interest.
- Read Chapter 9 - 11.
- Answer the common section questions.
- Complete the Section Task below and respond to the questions.
Section Task
Please read the Author’s notes in the back of the book. Jim Lovell teamed up with Jeffrey Kluger, a writer at Time, in hopes to create a meaningful, interesting historical fiction. Certain components to the telling of the Apollo 13 story were added to engage the reader, such as background information, the thoughts of the family and media, as well as some dialogue was changed to have a different effect on the reader.
Similarly, documentaries are also critiqued and changed in order to engage the audience.
Watch the following documentary. Make a table. On one side of your paper, discuss different techniques added to the novel in order to appear to an audience. On the other side of your paper, discuss different techniques throughout the documentary that are added in order to gain and keep the audience’s interest.
Section 5
- Read Chapter 12 - Epilogue and Author's Notes (just the first few paragraphs before all the crazy long thank you lists).
- Answer the common section questions.
- Watch the videos below and respond to these questions.
Summary / Final Assessment