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LEARNING INTENTIONS
LEARNING INTENTIONS
To describe and explain two science fiction texts and explore the way they predict future technologies.
To describe and explain two science fiction texts and explore the way they predict future technologies.
ARKANGEL
ARKANGEL
"Arkangel" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Jodie Foster, it premiered on Netflix on 29 December 2017, along with the rest of series four.
In the episode, the single mother Marie (Rosemarie DeWitt) enrols her daughter Sara in a trial of Arkangel, an implanted technology which allows Marie to track Sara's location, current vision and hearing, and automatically censors distressing material.
TASK
TASK
Compare Arkangel to existing technologies for child monitoring, such as microchip implants and smartwatches - what similarities and differences are there?
The Entire History of You
The Entire History of You
"The Entire History of You" is the third and final episode of the first series of the British science fiction anthology television series Black Mirror. It was the only episode not written or co-written by series creator Charlie Brooker, instead credited to sitcom writer Jesse Armstrong. Directed by Brian Welsh, the episode premiered on Channel 4 on 18 December 2011.
The episode is set in a future where a "grain" technology records people's audiovisual senses, allowing a person to re-watch their memories.
TASK
TASK
Compare 'the grain' to the way mobile phones and the internet allow people to record an increasing number of details about their lives?
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