Lesson 12: Interstellar Part 2 and Final Project Submission

Overview

The focus of this last lesson is the submission of your final project, as well as finishing up your discussion of Interstellar. By the time you read this, you will likely have already submitted your initial proposal and draft of your final project. This week, you will finalize your project and submit it. Hopefully, through watching and analyzing Interstellar, you have some very solid ideas of how to integrate sustainability themes into a movie that has general appeal.

Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

apply sustainability concepts to the analysis of the movie;
critically analyze claims made in the movie; and
assess the effectiveness of the rhetorical content of the movie.

Required Reading/Viewing

No additional reading/viewing required.

What is due this week?

This week you have Part 2 of the discussion board due, and an optional discussion board as well. Also, note that the final submission of your Final Project is due this week. Again, see Canvas for details.

Lesson 12 Checklist
Requirement	Item Location	Submission Location
Lesson 12 Discussion Board, Part 2 - Scientific Analysis	See content on Canvas.	Canvas - Modules tab > Lesson 12
Final Project Submission	See content on Canvas.	Canvas - Modules tab > Final Project
(Optional) Extra Credit - Movie Trailer	See content on Canvas.	Canvas - Modules tab > Final Project

Questions?

If you have any general course questions, please post them to our Course Questions Discussion Forum located under the Modules tab in Canvas. I will check that discussion forum regularly to respond as appropriate. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses and comments if you are able to help out a classmate.

Summary and Final Tasks

Summary

You are almost done! All that is left to do is engage in a robust discussion regarding your classmates' projects. You should be able to do the following after completing the Lesson 12 activities:

apply sustainability concepts to the analysis of the movie;
critically analyze claims made in the movie; and
assess the effectiveness of the rhetorical content of the movie.

Reminder - Complete all of the lesson tasks!

Check the list of requirements on the first page of this lesson and the syllabus to make sure that you have completed all of the activities listed before the due date. Once you've ensured that you've completed everything, you are welcome to move forward with the Final Project Discussion.

Complete all activities in Lesson 12, located under the Modules tab in Canvas. For all assignments, it is extremely important that you look at the rubric before answering. You will see a button that allows you to view it below the assignment.

These activities are to be done individually and are to represent YOUR OWN WORK. (See Academic Integrity and Research Ethics [1] for a full description of the College's policy related to Academic Integrity and penalties for violation.)

If you have questions about the assignment, please post them to the "HAVE A QUESTION?" Discussion Forum. I am happy to provide clarification and guidance to help you understand the material and questions. Of course, it is best to ask early.