Something else you may or may not have noticed on the Sci-fi website for the new mini-series is a link to a site for an 'educational' program linked to the so-called 're-imagining', based on using 'war as a narrative device', it contains a lesson plan for high school English & writing teachers and details of a 22 minute documentary entitled "Battlestar Galactica War Stories"
Topics which could be explored include -
Propaganda techniques as a way to strengthen media literacy skills
Ethical dilemmas of war reflected in literature
Character and story development
Recognizing and creating satire
Film critique
Transmission dates & more info can be found at -
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/cabl...oom/index.html
Sounds like a good idea in theory, but the subject matter???????
Ian W359