Science+Fiction


 * Science Fiction **


 * Essential Learnings: ** to compare and contrast science fiction and science fact

**Guiding Questions:**

1) What elements of real life science can we find in science fiction? 2) Do science fiction stories contain similar elements of plot to other genres? 3) What text structures help a reader navigate a magazine article? 4) How do advertisers entice readers to consider their products? 5) What products/devices might we purchase in the future? 6) What irony can we find in the science fiction of the past?

**Introductory Thinking:** What kind of topics, characters, and settings are found in science fiction, science fact, and fantasy books?


 * Comparing Short Stories:** Read "Blaze" and All Summer in a Day" and compare the plot structures of each. Write a revised resolution to one of the stories.


 * Analyzing Structures of Magazine Articles: **

1) Click on the link to overview the structures of a magazine article: [|Understanding the Structures of a Magazine]**

Analyzing Print Advertisements: **

1) Click on the link to identify the persuasive components of an advertisement: [|Structures of a Print Advertisement]

2) Create your own Science Ficiton Magazine Poster of the future.

**Comparing Websites:**

1) After reading pages 57-59 in your Elements of Literature books, compare and evaluate the current NASA website to that in the book. 2) Gallery Walk...what could the future hold ?


 * The White Mountains (Novel Study) **