Unit 1:Speculative Fiction
What is Speculative Fiction?
A genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world
What is a stanza?
A paragraph in poetry
What is salience?
A noticeable part of the image that our eyes are first drawn to
What are the three modes of persuasion?
Ethos, Pathos and Logos
Edward Scissorhands and Frankenstein
Define science fiction
Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances
What is the term for a poem that does not follow any specific form or structure?
Free Verse
What is the difference between film techniques and visual techniques?
Film = moving images; visual = still images
What does the acronym PIE stand for? What is it used to describe? Double points for each correct answer
Persuade, Inform and Entertain. It is used to describe an author's intention
Why did Mary Shelly write 'Frankenstein?'. Double points if you can give all possible answers
Possible answers: friends had a game where the winner has to write the scariest story; inspired by the death of her mother; her miscarriages and her Christian faith
List every subgenre of science fiction for 3 points each. Clue: There are 12
Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Historical, Space Opera, Urban Fantasy, Utopian, Dystopian, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, Alternate History, Superhero
What term would you choose when coming across this line: "The soft sound of the sea soothed my troubled soul"? (Double points if you can name two)
Alliteration/Sibilance
What is the film technique for the camera shot where the camera is placed on a machine?
Dolly shot
Explain what each of the three modes of persuasion are
Ethos: building ethics and trust; pathos: appealing to emotion; Logos: using facts and logic to convince
What are major differences between the characters of Edward Scissorhands and Frankenstein's Monster?
Possible answers: FM more rejected by society, ES is kinder, method of creation is different, creator's response to creation is different
Who invented and pioneered science fiction? Clue: This narrator is a Romantic
Mary Shelley
How many lines and syllables in a haiku poem?
3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables
What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
Non-diegetic effects are sounds that are not generated within the scene (only the audience can hear it) and Diegetic effects are actual sounds which are part of the scene (the characters can hear it)
What is the GIST method used for? For double points, what is the purpose of the top and tail sentences?
The GIST method is used to figure out the overall meaning of a nonfiction text. The top is simply the first sentence and the tail is the last sentence of the extract
Which Greek god was compared to Dr Victor Frankenstein? Clue: Similar to the school smartboard. Double points if you can retell the myth
Prometheus
What is the difference between utopia and dystopia?
Utopia: perfect ideal paradise; Dystopia: controlled and chaotic world
Iambic is often referred to as a pirate with a _________ walking on the beach?
A wooden leg
What is the name of the ship that Pi's family boarded? Double points for the origin of language
Tsum Tsum and the origin language is Hebrew
Name ONE extract from each category (Asian Australian, African Australian and People with Disabilities) and briefly explain their plot
Frankenstein was considered the first science fiction book, however there is one that came before it. What other book was considered as the first speculative fiction book? Clue: Jack Black played the main character in this film
Gulliver’s Travels