A Review of Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

A Few Suggestions

Let’s Define… Ultimate “What if” story Imagines a possible future or reconceptualizes the past Construction of an alternate time or place is critical Plot can be mystery, romance, adventure and/or comedy

A Historical Perspective Influences like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh & Utopia (More, 1516) Others argue it began in the late Middle Ages Francis Bacon's fantasy The New Atlantis (published in 1627) Became possible only with the Scientific Revolution (discoveries by Galileo and Newton)

Historical Perspective Cont’d 17 th -18 th Centuries: Gulliver’s Travels, Memoirs of the Twentieth Century, the gothic novel, particularly Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Edgar Allen Poe’s The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall 19 th Century: H.G. Wells & Jules Verne Baum’s Land of Oz series Boomed in 20 th Century with comics and films in lieu of technological advances

Core Elements Alternate perspectives of reality Elements of science or scientific principals Must have internal consistencies (i.e. Data)

A Significant Quote “Many of the most fascinating ideas in science originated not in the laboratory but, in the minds of imaginative science fiction writers” - Robert W. Bly

Science Fiction Themes Intergalactic Time travel/4 th dimension Extraterrestrials Elaborate contraptions Artificial Intelligence Post Apocalyptic Cyber Punk (Terminator, the Matrix)

“Hard” Scientific facts Scientific accuracy of technical aspects (Star Trek, Star Wars, The Time Machine, Frankenstein)

“Soft”  Deals with social sciences (Philosophy, psychology)  Most of YA science fiction lean towards this  More suitable to this stage of development due to connections and their sense of wonder (Harry Potter, Twilight, LOTR)

Fantasy Fantasy is very similar to Science Fiction with the exception that Fantasy is not plausible

Science Fiction vs. Fantasy Sci-Fi –Is about what could be but isn’t –Uses scientists and mathematicians Fantasy –Is about what couldn’t be –Uses wizards and sorcerers –Mythical & magical creatures

Advantages Integrate into math & science Can teach applicable content Easy to comprehend events Entertaining Sparks creativity and imagination

Visualization Strategies Comic book/Cartoon Squares A picture is worth a 1,000 words using imagery writing and illustrations Students design a movie clip using images relevant to the book (Animoto, Devil’s Arithmetic link)movie clip Compare/Contrast Sci-Fi to Non-fiction texts with graphic organizer Multi-media presentation (PPT, brochure) Compare/Contrast visual perceptions (book vs. movie)

Lets do something! Outworlder It’s NOT Guess?

It is Guess

Outworlder A being from another world; alien

Frayer Model Word Definition in YOUR OWN WORDS Non-example Non-linguistic representation (sketch)

Picture Books

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