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Notes and Vocabulary Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Page 1: Notes and Vocabulary. Characters who have special powers or abilities.

Notes and Vocabulary

Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Elements of Science Fiction

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Characteristic #1

Characters who have special powers or

abilities

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Characteristic #2

Challenges or dangerous situations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo
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Characteristic #3

Perfect society

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Characteristic #4

Travel through time or space

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4
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Characteristic #5

Unexplainable, mysterious events

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyFijjikkeM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyFijjikkeM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyFijjikkeM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyFijjikkeM
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Characteristic #6

Scientific or technological

knowledge (advanced

technology)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50cvliazBU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50cvliazBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50cvliazBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50cvliazBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50cvliazBU
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Characteristic #7

Themes such as “good vs. evil”, freedom,

etc.

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Characteristic #8

Futuristic events and/0r setting

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Characteristic #9

Symbols representing ideas

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Characteristic #10

Unusual literary devices such as

foreshadowing, rare vocabulary,

metaphors, and simile

Examples:Artificial IntelligenceCyborg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoMQKumx7Zo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoMQKumx7Zo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoMQKumx7Zo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoMQKumx7Zo
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Star Wars

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Planet of the Apes

War of the Worlds

Wall-E

E.T.

Examples of Science Fiction:

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Elements of Fantasy Writing

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Characteristic #1

Includes characters with magical powers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc
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Characteristic #2

Often (not always!) set in medieval times

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Characteristic #3

Possibly involves mythical beings (ex.

wizards)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE
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Characteristic #4

Contains elements that are unrealistic (ex. talking animals)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wek5UClasY8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wek5UClasY8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wek5UClasY8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wek5UClasY8&feature=related
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Tuck Everlasting

Harry Potter

Peter Pan

Alice in Wonderland

The Hobbit

Mary Poppins

Examples of Fantasy:


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