Elements of Science- Fiction
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Elements of Elements of Science-FictionScience-Fiction
Realistic and fantastic details Balance of real and imaginary.
Grounded in science
Unknown inventions
Makes a serious comment about the world
Often contains a warning for humankind
Science-Fiction Science-Fiction SettingsSettings
Another planet
Under the oceans
Another dimension of existence
May be a utopia or dystopia
May be in the future
May time travel to the past (or future)
May take place in present, but alternate reality
Science-Fiction Science-Fiction CharactersCharacters
Protagonist (Hero)
Antagonist (Villian)
These characters may be a being (human or other) or may be a force
Protagonist or Antagonist may be a society’s laws, a disease or other problem, technology, etc.
Creatures, robots, aliens, etc.
Science is Important Science is Important to the Storyto the Story
Advanced technology Realistic and/or fantastic
Genetics
Disease
Exploration
Special powers or senses as a result of science
Science can be the savior or the root of the problem
Message or Warning Message or Warning for Humansfor Humans
Science-fiction stories often contain a message or warning
May help us anticipate change in the world
May comment upon society’s current state
Focus less on technology in the end of stories and move on to sociological and emotional aspects
Differences Between Differences Between Sci-Fi & FantasySci-Fi & Fantasy
Science fiction is grounded in science and is more possible, whereas fantasy has no grounding in reality, and so is not possible at all.
Science fiction is based on facts. On the contrary, fantasy is only imaginary, and not based on facts.
Fantasy involves things that do not exist in real life. On the other hand, science fiction is almost related to real things, and based on technology and science.
Unlike science fiction, fantasy uses more supernatural forms and magic in its plot or theme.
Popular Sci-Fi Movies Popular Sci-Fi Movies and Novelsand Novels
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
The Matrix
Star Wars
Back to the Future
Avatar
Wall-E
I Am Legend
Jurassic Park
I, Robot
Reflection PromptReflection Prompt
“What is the theme of the novel or film and how does the text use both science and imagination to deliver a message?”