The Martian Chronicles Study Notes continued:

August 1999: The Summer Night

What is starting to happen to more and more Martians and why does it alarm them?
What is this occurrence a likely foreshadowing of?

August 1999: The Earth Men
The men claim to be the second expedition but they don't know what happened to the first one.  What happened?

Why are the men so upset by the greeting they receive on Mars?  Indirectly, what does Bradbury seem to be criticizing about humans?

By having the Martians not care/not believe the Earthlings' stories, what "hard truth" does Bradbury propose even if there are other life forms besides on Earth?

Friday Jan 19: Enrollment presentation with counseling department

Wed/Thursday Jan 17-18: Full explanation/discussion/examples using the Purdue Argumentation Model and how we will apply it.  You will find examples and practice opportunities on Google Classroom.  The question/problem referred to on the GC assignments is "Should hardware/software developers be required to study the effects of their products beyond the point of purchase (in the real world) and modify the products' usability based on results?"