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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1-3)

Objective

Chapter 1-3

The author of Rendezvous with Rama was born in the early twentieth century and wrote about events that take place about 100 years after the time of the writing of the book. What things influenced the author to write this sort of book? This lesson focuses on the author and why he wrote this book.

Lesson

Tasks, Ideas, Challenges, and Homework

1) Research: As a group, research facts about Arthur C. Clarke. What country or countries did he live in? How was he educated? How was he employed throughout his life? What were his hobbies, interests, and pastimes? What was his life like in the early 1970s, when he was writing the book?

2) Split the class into groups. Conduct interviews to get the flavor of life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Interview teachers, school workers, relatives, and family friends who were alive at that...

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