Sub-Catagories
True or False: A Science Fiction story cannot have more than one type of sub-category.
False
What is a Science Fiction story?
A type of story that uses science and technology, usually advanced, in some way.
In your CER response, what part is needed in E?
A quote, parenthetical citation, or a lead-in to the quote.
What is Mr. Swaney's favorite Science Fiction world?
Warhammer 40k
Which sub-category of Science Fiction would Star Wars primarily fall under?
Space Opera
What type of commentary does Science Fiction often provide?
Social or Environmental Commentary
What does CER stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
H.G. Wells is considered what?
One of the Fathers of Science Fiction.
Which sub-category of Science Fiction is characterized by its care for scientific accuracy?
Hard Science Fiction
True or False: A utopia often has perfect societies that come at a cost.
True
In The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, what is in the basement?
A child whose suffering is needed to maintain the Utopia.
The broadcast of War of the Worlds in 1938 resulted in what?
Mass hysteria and panic.
Which century does Steampunk get its retrofuturistic aesthetic from?
19th-Century
Science fiction is based on an imagined future with what?
Scientific or technological changes.
What does H.G. Wells use well to give readers a feeling of fear and panic in War of the Worlds?
Tone
In 2081, the United States Handicapper General's goal is to make everyone what?
Equal
Hard, Soft, Steampunk, Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Parallel Worlds, Space Opera, and Military Sci-Fi.
Name one book written by H.G. Wells that isn't War of the Worlds.
The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Red Room, etc
When writing your CER and quoting from a paragraph, What is needed between the author's name and the paragraph number?
A comma
How is 2081 an example of Dystopian Science Fiction?
They oppress by forcing people to be equal with devices in their ears and large weights.