Snapshot Project

Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible. -Ray Bradbury

Look into the future 50 years. What do you see? What kind of world are we living in? Are we living on planet Earth, or have we moved into outer space? How advanced is our AI? Has disease been eradicated, or do has there been even more disease as a result of pollution and warfare? What is the world like? What kind of beings have we become?

Create a sci-fi future snapshot to present to the class, based on what is going on in the world today. In other words, take actual events and scenarios from our current world, and project them into the future. 

Your snapshot can come in the form of a skit,  a story, a video, a website, a short story, a posterboard, or an other (approved by me) form. You will have 8 minutes to present it to the class, and do plan to use the full 8 minutes (but no more). Creativity is a HUGE part of your snapshot grade, so I do not want to see hastily organized PowerPoint or prezzis with a bunch of borrowed images from the internet on them.

In addition to presenting your future snapshot to the class, please write a 3-4 page essay detailing the events/situations in our world today that led you create your snapshot. Your snapshot should not be based on simply wish fulfillment, but you should have news articles and other resources bolstering your projection. Be prepared to share these with the class. For example, you could use current news articles on the melting of the polar ice caps to project a future where there are no polar ice caps at all. However, just because you are using real life events from today to project into the future, does not mean that you should not get creative and cannot be hopeful about the future. It's up to you if you want to create a dystopian or a positive snapshot (or some mixture thereof). There are all kinds of things happening in the world today, large and small, that will make our future: don't be afraid to look in unusual places for inspiration.


Imagination will be a key element that I am looking for when I grade your project. I want to see that you are thinking outside the box and getting creative.