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Kim Stanley RobinsonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What evidence convinces the majority of scientists that our climate is changing as a result of human activity? Which human activities contribute the most to climate change? What are some of the most serious consequences happening now, and how are the effects of climate change likely to impact our future?
Teaching Suggestion: This prompt offers an opportunity to measure students’ pre-existing knowledge and fill in any gaps in their understanding. Having accurate information about the scope of this problem will increase students’ engagement with and comprehension of The Ministry for the Future and its central theme of The War for Earth: Confronting Climate Change. If readers are hesitant to share their existing knowledge on this potentially sensitive topic, small group discussion or journaling might serve as initial pathways to large group sharing. Information from these or similar resources can help students develop additional context on the topic.
By Kim Stanley Robinson