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WHAT IS SCIENCE FICTION?
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From Wordle
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WHAT SCIENCE FICTION IS NOT...? From Wordle
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TYPES OF SCIENCE FICTION Hard SF Soft/Social SF Military SF
Invasion Lit. Time Travel Alternate History
Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Space Opera Cyberpunk Dystopian While
some science fiction fits only one category, most science fiction
is a blend of different types.
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW Before you start analyzing science
fiction you need to know some things What is science fiction (we
just answered that one) Who was the author (well get to them one at
a time) What was going on in the world of science when the story
was written (well do this one right now)
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British Trained as a high school science teacher Considered to
be the Father of Science Fiction Stories reprinted in pulp fiction
magazines THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEGINNING: 1890S H.G.
Wells (1866-1946)
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Invasion Lit. Independence Day Halloween, 1938 presented by
Orson WellesOrson Welles Weaponry of the time period? Weaponry THE
WAR OF THE WORLDS BY H.G. WELLS Published in 1898
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The Martians, who kinda look like large octopi, constructed
large three- legged fighting machines, used a heat-ray to
incinerate the group of humans sent to make contact, and then went
about destroying England. The Martians use a large gun to shoot
their cylinder- shaped spaceships from Mars to Earth. Earth
scientists see the guns explosions, but dont know what they are.
The cylinder-ships crash land in England. THE STORY SO FAR Martians
come to Earth!The Martians Attack!
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CH. 12: WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND
SHEPPERTON The narrator (who is never named) and an artilleryman
have been hiding in an abandoned house. As the chapter begins, the
two men set out together, the artilleryman to find his unit, and
the narrator to find his wife. Unfortunately, they run into some
trouble
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How is life of the 1890s different than ours? How does Wells
describe the humans military preparations? How do the townspeople
react? How does Wells describe the Martians and the battle? WHAT TO
LOOK FOR AS YOU READ
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: WAR OF THE WORLDS Questions about the
plot? How is this story different from anything else weve read this
year? Describe civilian life in the 1890s. Compare to today.
Describe British military of the 1890s. Compare. Describe the
battle between the Martians and the British army. How would people
of the 1890s have reacted differently to people today. Compare the
story to your notes on the history of science. How was Wells ahead
of his time? What did or did not come true? How could we classify
this story what types of science fiction is this?
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PULP FICTION MAGAZINES
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Started in the late 1800s and had been replaced by the 1950s
The Golden Days of the pulp fiction magazine was the 20s and 30s
Hundreds of specialized magazines each targeted at a niche
audience: westerns, horror, Oriental, boxing, science fiction,
fantasy, detective, etc. Most were around 150 pages and most cost
around 25 cents. Many famous authors were published in pulp
magazines: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clark, Arthur
Conan Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, H.G. Wells
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WHY ARE THE CALLED PULP FICTION? The pages of a pulp magazine
are made from very cheap and very pulpy paper. Because of the cheap
paper, most did not have pictures The stories were usually
superficial and always action packed In order to get people to buy
them, publishers gave the magazines flashy, fleshy covers that
wouldumappeal to their target audience (boys). Want to see
some?
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PULP FICTION COVERS
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MORE PULP FICTION COVERS
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LAST ONES
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Published in 1953 in the magazine Science Fiction Adventures
Pulp fiction stories are short, easy reads. They are for
entertainment. Think of them as half-hour TV shows. AN EXAMPLE OF
PULP FICTION: THE HANGING STRANGER BY PHILIP K. DICK
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: THE HANGING STANGER IDK.
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WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
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Stories focused on accurate scientific details, especially
physics and astrophysics Often light on story Often flat, static
characters Authors are often scientists as well as writers HARD
SCIENCE FICTION
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YOUR ASSIGNMENT 1.Read your selection 2.With a partner (if you
want) identify the key parts of your object: size, shape, movement,
speed 3.Create a poster that accurately shows all of the key parts
(you will present your poster) Label the dimensions Use arrows and
numbers to show movement and speed You dont need to color it Grade
will be based on accuracy and effort
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LETS SEE HOW YOU DID Larry Nivens Ringworld Arthur C. Clarks
Rendezvous with Rama Cooler, video here, but not as accurate.video
here
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Using a futuristic setting to explore current and pertinent
social, political, and economic issues Has its roots in the Civil
Rights movements of the 60s and 70s. Stronger focus on character
and story development SOFT/SOCIAL SCIENCE FICTION This is one of my
favorite books, btw.
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Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the
starship Enterprise. Its five- year mission: to explore strange new
worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go
where no man has gone before STAR TREK
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STAR TREK BROKE A LOT OF GROUND Star Trek featured a
multicultural cast in a time when most leading roles were white
men. (Watch and listen for the nationalities on the bridge.) Martin
Luther King Jr. personally asked Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) to stay
on the show as a role model who broke racial and gender barriers.
Star Trek aired the first interracial kiss between the characters
Captain Kirk and Uhura.
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SOME QUICK BASICS Captain KirkSpock Hes a Vulcan
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MORE BASICS Dr. McCoyScotty, ships engineer
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MORE BASICS Uhura, Communications OfficerSulu he flies the
shipsorta
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LAST OF THE BASICS Chekov also flies the shipsorta The
Enterprise
