Relative weight: app. 40% of final grade

Format: open-book and open-notebook

• Refer to at least 8-12 of the stories read since the midterm.
• You may use abbreviated titles.
• No page references necessary.
• Avoid copying out long quotations.
• You may refer to pre-midterm texts or to texts, films, etc. beyond the course, but not to the point of neglecting required texts.
• You are encouraged to refer to at least one student presentation.

Write a complete essay discussing "scenarios of the future," organized according to a set of priorities, a standard of evaluation, or some other theme, issue, or thread that you find in the texts and scenarios.

Some possible organizing themes mentioned in class—but you may develop your own set of standards or priorities:

• Short-term—long-term
• Likely—unlikely, or probable—improbable
• Utopian—dystopian
• Friendly—unfriendly
• Warm—cold