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I, Robot Literature Circles

I, Robot Literature Circles. Choose the top three short stories that your group wants to read.

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I, Robot Literature Circles

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  1. I, Robot Literature Circles Choose the top three short stories that your group wants to read. Designate group roles. Once you have chosen your role, copy down its requirements and criteria into your notebook, so you understand the expectations of your role. Note: if you have four people in your group, each person must also write two questions and define one vocabulary word in addition to his/her chosen role. • “Robbie” p. 1-29 • “Runaround” p. 30-55 • “Reason” p. 56-81 • “Liar” p. 111-135 • “Evidence” p. 206-239

  2. Summarizer/Conflict Analyzer • Summarizer: provide a summary of the main characters’ actions in the story. What happens? What is the story’s plot from beginning to end? The Summarizer should write out the summary (in an 8-10 sentence paragraph) even though the information on the presentation will be given in bullet points. • Conflict Analyzer: analyze the problem(s) of the story in detail. Explain the actions the characters take to resolve the conflicts, the different solutions they develop, and tell how they are resolved. What law of robotics is in play? Finally, evaluate the conflict: could this problem actually happen?

  3. Critic/Reality Expert • Critic: determine the story’s critique. What is the ultimate point or message of the story? What does it critique about contemporary society? Why? How do you know? Include evidence from the story (page number and quote) that supports your critique. What issues (ethical or otherwise) does it raise? • Reality Expert: connect the story to real life, actual technology, or other situations. The Reality Expert needs at least three connections, which must be related to your story. Use images and/or other visuals to interest the audience. Draw on your own knowledge and any outside research to extend the story. Include references to the page numbers of aspects in the story you have connected to.

  4. Questioner • Questioner: develops five open-ended questions directly related to the story. The Questioner is responsible for leading discussion. Include page number in relation to questions. The Questioner is also responsible for finding three vocabulary words within the story to define and share with the class. • In the event that you only have four group members, each person will be responsible for developing two, in-depth, open-ended questions to pose to the class and for finding one vocabulary word to define.

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