Science Fiction is AWESOME!
Genre Elements:
1. Often tells of future science and technology.
2. Includes partially true laws of science.
3. Shows how the technology impacts humans-usually part of the conflict.
Setting can be:
1. in the future
2. in space
3. on a different world
4. in a different universe
5. in a different dimension
Science Fiction was popularized through magazines.
1. Often tells of future science and technology.
2. Includes partially true laws of science.
3. Shows how the technology impacts humans-usually part of the conflict.
Setting can be:
1. in the future
2. in space
3. on a different world
4. in a different universe
5. in a different dimension
Science Fiction was popularized through magazines.
10 Facts about Super Science Fiction Writer: Isaac Asimov
1. Wrote or edited over 500 books
2. Has works in every category of the Dewey Decimal System except under philosophy.
3. Fell in love with science fiction through magazines at his parent's store.
4. Graduate from Columbia University with a Ph.D in biochemistry
5. Taught at Boston University School of Medicine
6. Has three renowned science and science fiction awards named after him.
7. Claustrophile-loved tight, enclosed spaces-wanted to open a magazine stand in New York
8. Fear of flying
9. Honorable discharge during World War II-narrowly missed being part of the atom bomb testings
10. Expert in robotics
2. Has works in every category of the Dewey Decimal System except under philosophy.
3. Fell in love with science fiction through magazines at his parent's store.
4. Graduate from Columbia University with a Ph.D in biochemistry
5. Taught at Boston University School of Medicine
6. Has three renowned science and science fiction awards named after him.
7. Claustrophile-loved tight, enclosed spaces-wanted to open a magazine stand in New York
8. Fear of flying
9. Honorable discharge during World War II-narrowly missed being part of the atom bomb testings
10. Expert in robotics
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Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes wrote Flowers for Algernon after one of his students said, "I want to be smart." This caused him to think about the possibility of science creating a way to increase intelligence. This story is written in a way that seems very realistic, especially since it is written in the form of a journal with spelling errors to show Charlie's intelligence increasing. Keep in mind though, as realistic as this science fiction piece may seem, it is based on the possible and is still fiction.
While reading, consider the following:
1.) How do you know Charlie is getting smarter based off the text features?
2.) What makes this more modern day science fiction piece different from traditional science fiction?
3.) Whose point of view we are seeing? How would other characters-Miss Kinnian, Dr. Nemur, Dr. Strauss, and Joe and Frank-view the same scenario with Charlie?
4.) When is it better not to know?
While reading, consider the following:
1.) How do you know Charlie is getting smarter based off the text features?
2.) What makes this more modern day science fiction piece different from traditional science fiction?
3.) Whose point of view we are seeing? How would other characters-Miss Kinnian, Dr. Nemur, Dr. Strauss, and Joe and Frank-view the same scenario with Charlie?
4.) When is it better not to know?
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Ever wonder how insects and arachnids in movies do things on cue?
Did you ever think there was such a thing as a bug trainer? As strange as this might seem, this is part of Steven Kutcher's everyday job. Kutcher claims, "I know how to get a cockroach to run across the floor and flip onto its back. I can get cockroaches, beetles, and spiders to crawl to a quarter four feet away on cue. I can make bees swarm indoors and I can repair butterfly wings." (p. 886) Seeing how trained my own pets are, that is pretty amazing!
As unique as his job seems, he takes it a step further, working with insects and arachnids in movies including Spiderman, Arachnaphobia, Alien, Contact, Jurassic Park, Pacific Heights, and the Wild Wild West.
As unique as his job seems, he takes it a step further, working with insects and arachnids in movies including Spiderman, Arachnaphobia, Alien, Contact, Jurassic Park, Pacific Heights, and the Wild Wild West.
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EXTRA EXTRA CREDIT!
With permission from your parents, choose a science fiction movie to watch. Fill out the science fiction plot, theme, and conflict sheet and turn it in for 10 points of extra credit. You may also do this with a science fiction book. Three classics are listed below:
