Stop Your Bickering
Analyze Craft & Structure Term:
Definition: a logical way of presenting a specific belief, conclusion, or perspective on an issue or action
argument
What is the goal of the 100-year Starship project?
To develop tools and technology to build and fly a spaceship to another planetary system in the next 100 years.
Details in the text provide clues about the setting, such as "external travel", "outside the dome", and "prescribed dry suit with helmet". What can readers INFER from these details about life inside the dome?
It is regimented (strict), futuristic, and sterile (nontoxic).
What is unique about Ellen Ochoa and her role as an astronaut?
She was the first Hispanic and Latina astronaut to go to space.
Neil deGrasse Tyson claims "Anything NASA does in space that has never been done before drums up interest in science...Whether that's enough to get humans on Mars, I don't think so."
What can a reader infer or conclude from these claims?
NASA has been able to create interest for previous programs, but creating interest isn't going to fund a mission to Mars.
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: use of another's exact words
quotation
Category
Space Exploration
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: a position on the topic or action at hand
claim
Jemison says the project must be "inclusive". Who does she suggest be involved in the project besides scientists?
Artists and writers (i.e. sci-fi writers)
Consider the following statements: "he'd have no one to blame but himself" and "they had made him feel hollow, hungry for something on food pellet or even virtual experience could satisfy".
What do these statements represent? Provide a literary term.
an internal conflict
Who inspired Ochoa's dream of becoming an astronaut?
Sally Ride
In Neil deGrasse Tyson's opinion who can best lead the exploration of space?
The government
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: a word or phrase that helps organize a text and helps readers connect ideas
transition
Make a wager.
How much are you willing to risk?
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: made up of facts or statements that can be proven true from credible sources
relevant evidence
Why does Jemison feel it is important that the public to be enthusiastic about space travel?
Without public support, funding will not be available for space travel. She also hopes the project will lead to new inventions/technologies that can help people today.
Brock's concern of whether or not he can survive outside of the dome, in a new environment, is an example of what type of conflict? Provide a label for it as well, man vs. _____.
external
man vs. nature
What personal qualities lead to Ochoa's interest in becoming an astronaut?
She had an aptitude for math and science.
Why does Neil deGrasse Tyson feel that private enterprise isn't the best choice for leading space exploration?
It's expensive.
There are too many risks involved.
Private enterprises are out to make money and there isn't a way to profit from exploring space.
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: something that drives the plot's action and is usually resolved by the end of a story
conflict
What is one factor that stands in the way of space exploration that can't be fixed by today's current society?
Time or distance it takes to travel in space
Answers may vary.
Analyze Craft and Structure Term
Definition: conclusions that are reached based on an analysis of relevant evidence
logical reasoning
The 100-year Starship Project wants to fly a spaceship to another planetary system. The word planetary ends with --ary. What does that suffix mean?
belonging to or relating to
Consider the following: "the sight of her drooping ears and tail, her mournful eyes, was so dear to him that he did what Travis Coates had done to Old Yeller. He hugged her...He simply put his arms around her and held her to his chest while she beat at him with her tail and licked his face raw".
What can readers infer about Brock's struggle with loneliness?
His loneliness is in the process of being resolved.
Ride showed Ochoa that it was possible for a woman to become an astronaut.
Neil deGrasse Tyson describes NASA as a flywheel of innovation. Explain this simile.
A flywheel controls a machine's speed and power. deGrasse Tyson is saying that NASA and those working there have the power to drive space exploration.
How does one evaluate a writer's argument?
One must decide whether the claim is clearly presented and strongly supported by logical reasoning and relevant evidence.
What two types of ideas/information is used to support a claim?
relevant evidence (facts) and logical reasons (conclusions drawn from evidence)
Why would author Nola Taylor Redd include quotes from Mae Jemison and Adam Steltzner in her article on the 100-year Starship project?
Jemison is a former astronaut and Steltzner is a NASA engineer. Both are credible sources on the subject.
How is Brock's struggle with the scientists resolved?
He figures out a way to get them to throw him and the dog out of the dome.
Ochoa includes personal stories known as anecdotes in the video. How does this impact the viewer?
Her personal stories engage the viewer and make her seem more relatable.
What does Neil deGrasse Tyson believe will happen if NASA's projects are funded? Name at least two ideas.
New exciting technologies will be developed.
New explorations will take place and the public will gain interest.
An increased interest will lead to more funding, which will lead to more innovations.
An argument can be considered effective or ineffective. Convincing or unconvincing. What contributes to how effective or convincing an argument is?
The evidence used to support the claims (relevant evidence, logical reasoning, credible sources)