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  1. You love it. If it glows blue, click on it to go to a website.If it glows orange, click on it to see a video.

  2. What is Science Fiction?

  3. From Wordle

  4. What science fiction is not...? From Wordle

  5. 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.

  6. 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 (we’ll get to them one at a time) • What was going on in the world of science when the story was written (we’ll do this one right now…)

  7. The history of science Fiction: The beginning: 1890’s H.G. Wells (1866-1946) • British • Trained as a high school science teacher • Considered to be the Father of Science Fiction • Stories reprinted in pulp fiction magazines

  8. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Published in 1898 • Invasion Lit. • Independence Day • Halloween, 1938 presented by Orson Welles • Weaponry of the time period?

  9. The story so far… Martians come to Earth! The Martians Attack! • 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 gun’s explosions, but don’t know what they are. • The cylinder-ships crash land in England.

  10. 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…

  11. What to look for as you read • How is life of the 1890’s different than ours? • How does Wells describe the human’s military preparations? • How do the townspeople react? • How does Wells describe the Martians and the battle?

  12. Discussion Questions: War of the Worlds • Questions about the plot? • How is this story different from anything else we’ve read this year? • Describe civilian life in the 1890’s. Compare to today. • Describe British military of the 1890’s. Compare. • Describe the battle between the Martians and the British army. How would people of the 1890’s 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?

  13. Pulp Fiction Magazines

  14. Pulp Fiction Magazines • Started in the late 1800’s and had been replaced by the 1950’s • The Golden Days of the pulp fiction magazine was the 20’s and 30’s • 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

  15. 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 would…um…appeal to their target audience (boys). • Want to see some…?

  16. Pulp Fiction Covers

  17. More Pulp Fiction Covers

  18. Last Ones…

  19. An Example of Pulp Fiction: “The Hanging Stranger” by Philip K. Dick • 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.

  20. Discussion Questions:“The Hanging Stanger” IDK.

  21. What’s Wrong with this Picture?

  22. Hard Science fiction • 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

  23. Your Assignment • Read your selection • With a partner (if you want) identify the key parts of your object: size, shape, movement, speed • 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 don’t need to color it • Grade will be based on accuracy and effort

  24. Let’s see how you did Larry Niven’sRingworld Arthur C. Clark’s Rendezvous with Rama Cooler, video here, but not as accurate.

  25. Soft/Social Science Fiction • Using a futuristic setting to explore current and pertinent social, political, and economic issues • Has its roots in the Civil Rights movements of the 60’s and 70’s. • Stronger focus on character and story development This is one of my favorite books, btw.

  26. Star Trek “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”

  27. 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.

  28. Some quick basics Captain Kirk Spock – He’s a Vulcan

  29. More Basics Dr. McCoy Scotty, ship’s engineer

  30. More Basics Uhura, Communication’s Officer Sulu – he flies the ship…sorta

  31. Last of the Basics Chekov – also flies the ship…sorta The Enterprise

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