Elements of Science Fiction

Select settings that are common in Science Fiction.

• Different Dimensions

• Varying Timelines

• The Future

• All of the Above

What is a catastrophe?

• An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

• An obsession with felines.

• A cluster of asteroids in space.

• My love life.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a Dystopia?

• The goddess of long-distance relationships

• A synonym for boring

• It's like onomatopoeia, right?

• an imagined society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is post-apocalyptic.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

What is an Apocalypse?

• Zombies. Just zombies.

• Some form of general disaster that has caused, or is in the process of causing the end of humanity and civilization.

• An underwater city.

• I don't know, but it's not a happy thing.

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CCSS.W.8.2D

Select all of the elements of Science Fiction below.

• Supernatural abilities

• Time-travel

• New/Different political systems

• Technology and Inventions

• Unusual places (spacial settings, underwater cities, intergalactic travel)

What is the difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy?

• Science Fiction has magic

• Science Fiction is purely imagination.

• Science Fiction involves creations based on technology or some form of our world

• There is no difference between Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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CCSS.RI.8.3

Which type of stories allows us to visit a world that has never existed?

• Historical fiction

• Science fiction

• Both

Which type of stories would require an author to do a lot of research beforehand?

• Historical fiction

• Science fiction

• Both

Which of the following is not one of the main kinds of conflict found in stories?

• Man vs. Nature
• Man vs. Food
• Man vs. Self
• Man vs. Society

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

All of the following may be found in Science Fiction except:

• Dystopian Society
• Unicorns
• Alternate Worlds
• Space Travel