Scene 1 It smells like… time down here. Not just damp earth or rot, but something older. A primal scent that’s been waiting in the dark for a millennium. I’m recording this at the bottom of the scar somewhere in the anomaly. In my mind, it's called the Necropolis Gully . My helmet is trying to map it—casting these sterile, digital grids over the moss and the stone—but the data doesn’t make sense. It’s glitching. It’s shuddering against the reality of this place. I don't know why I'm here, looking at ruins. Just... debris. But in the ruins, I found the ghosts of a future that never happened. I was walking over shards of polymerised memories . This was once a city. It was meant to be the heart of a new world that... simply stopped. It wasn't an engineering failure. It was a failure of existence. Holding that slate, I felt this... weight. The grief of the architect. The "wounds of unbuilt dreams." I realised then that this isn't a graveyard for people. It’...
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What is Manga - is a research-based unit/tutorial plan for Year 10 students
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Learning Requirements and Success Criteria
Learning Requirements:
Understand, analyze, and evaluate the impact of social and/or ethical issues related to information-processing and publishing technologies.
Success Criteria:
You will demonstrate a greater cultural understanding of the characteristics and conventions of Manga art through a study of Japanese artists.
You will demonstrate a greater understanding of how information-processing and publishing technologies employ Manga art.
Expectations
Expectation 1:
You will need to participate in the WHAT IS MANGA forum by addressing 2 requirements:
Requirement 1: You must post your ideas and thoughts on Manga into the forum
Requirement 2: You must reply to other classmates ideas and thoughts on Manga
WARNING: The Manga forum is a place to share ideas and thoughts on Manga. You must respect each other's ideas and thoughts. NO TROLLING is allowed.
Expectation 2:
You will complete a 350 to 400-word research paper (or multimodal equivalent) on Manga.
HINT: The 350 to 400-word research paper submission will only appear once you have completed the requirements of the WHAT IS MANGA forum
HINT: Take Notes and Share your ideas and thoughts in the What is Manga forum
What is Manga? Forum
This is a formative assessment task. It is designed to assist you and your manga class-mates, to discuss and reflect on your thoughts concerning Manga.
To successfully do this, you must have watched
What is Manga? Presentation
BBC Report on Manga
It is expected that you will post your reflections and reply to another classmates reflection
The What is Manga? Forum must be completed before attempting the written assignment
(Teacher needs to set up a online forum)
FORUM: Questions to Address
Manga History: What interested you and why?
Anime Characters: Which ones appeal to you and why?
Culture: How does Manga influence culture and how does culture influence Manga
Technology: What types of technology have been employed by Manga artists?
Written Assignment
It is expected that you will complete a 350 to 400-word research report on Manga Culture and Technology. You are able to submit a multimodal equivalent research report. This can be either;
an oral recording
a powerpoint with notes
a video
a photo story Please consult your teacher if you wish to discuss the multimodal alternatives
To successfully do this, you must have
Completed the What is Manga Forum
and watched the What is Manga? Presentation and BBC Report on Manga.
researched the internet for more information and Manga and Culture and Technology.
Topic 1: Written Assignment requirements
350 to 400 words (or equivalent)
The report INTRODUCTION should cover: An overview of Manga - history
The report BODY should contain 3 key paragraphs covering
An issue/interest concerning CULTURE
An issue/Interest concerning TECHNOLOGY
An issue/interest concerning a MANGA ARTIST and or CHARACTER
The report CONCLUSION should cover: Your thoughts and ideas
Psychological Anchors The characters thus embody the classic dichotomy between logic/control (BK) and emotion/instinct (JB), a tension that becomes central to their survival when their advanced technology fails and they are forced into the realm of the psychological (the anomaly). They represent two vital, yet opposing, parts of the human response to existential chaos : the attempt to catalogue and talk through the terror, versus the primal urge to act and accept the turmoil. Psychological Anchors video What's the real story behind space tourists BK and JB ? Their identities are in constant flux—changing race, age, and form. Host Alex and guest Dr. V dive deep into this "multiverse" concept to explore the two constant, warring psychologies at the heart of the Subi crew : BK: The ultimate planner, driven by logic and an internal narrator . JB: The ultimate instinct, driven by raw, non-verbal emotion and anxiety . How does a logical mind handle " Paraknowing "—...
Necropolis Gully Ancient Fertility The only sound in the deep quiet of the crevice was the crunch of my boots on the debris-strewn ground. Towering stone walls, draped in vibrant green moss , rose on either side, making me feel like an intruder in a forgotten tomb . My matte-black suit , a product of a future this place could never have imagined, felt profane against the ancient rock . Then I saw it: a weathered, silent figure standing in the path. It was a statue of a woman , carved from the same stone as the gully but shaped with clear intent. Moss crept up its base and clung to its form like a second skin. This impossible artifact, an architectural anomaly in this raw, natural fissure , stopped me. My steady, determined posture belied the storm of questions raging in my mind. The statue stared forward with blank, unseeing eyes, a silent witness to a history I had just stumbled into. My mission was to find my crew, but this place, this silent, stone woman , was a new, un...
