<table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; width: 643px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.7in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #1f497d; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" colspan="2" valign="top" width="643"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: white;">Session 3 Discussion</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 318.6pt;"> <td style="width: 239.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; height: 318.6pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"> </p> <p><img src="Group_5aff105fbe23d.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="199" id="" title="" /></p> </td> <td style="width: 243pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; height: 318.6pt;" valign="top" width="324"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Your next step for this week is to participate in your group’s discussion board. <span></span>Scroll through the next few pages by clicking "next" and find your novel discussion board. You should have at least 3 posts this week. <span></span>I want your discussion postings this week to answer ONE of these two questions:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Option 1:</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Many science fiction novels are a warning of what may happen if society continues on its current path. <span></span>What is your author warning us about? <span></span>Have any of his or her predictions come true?</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Option 2:</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Science fiction novels often focus on one of two themes: <span></span>fear or conformity. <span></span>In what ways is your novel a commentary on either one of those topics? <span></span>What could your author be saying about fear as a motivating factor for people? <span></span>What could your author be saying about the dangers of conformity?</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Be sure you are participating often and asking thoughtful questions!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </p> <strong style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>