Why is a raven like a writing desk?. Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy Unit!!!!!

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Welcome to Science Fiction

& Fantasy Unit!!!!!

Science Fiction?Science Fiction – Going beyond the

scope of current human knowledge

Real or imagined scientific and technological advancements

form the basis of most science fiction.

Frankenstein • Mary Shelley• 1818• Industrial

Revolution• Pessimistic view

on modern science!

Jules Verne• Optimistic• Incredible adventures• Traveling to the moon• Optimistic vs. Pessimistic

WWII & Science Fiction??• Czech author - Karel Capek wrote

about robots and the atomic bomb• H.G. Wells – time travel, Martian

invasion

• After WWII developments in nuclear and space technology drew attention on Science Fiction

• Orson Welles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)

Hard vs. Soft Science• Hard Science - physics, astronomy, or chemistry

• Soft - anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science

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Fantasy?• Breaks free of

scientific explanations and realistic depictions

• Magic• Imaginary worlds,

gnomes, elves, talking animals

Utopia• Noun

• a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions; an impractical scheme for social improvement

• Utopia written by Sir Thomas More 1478-1535 English statesman and author. Since More's time, utopia has come to mean "a place of ideal perfection."

• The word comes from the Greek: οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place"). The English Homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek εὖ ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), signifies a Double Meaning: "good place" and "no place".

Synonym: never-never-land, nirvana, paridiseAntonym: dystopia

It's a nice place to live, but it's no Utopia.

Dystopia• Noun

• an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives; an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly

• from Greek: δυσ-, "bad, ill", and Greek: τόπος, "place, landscape"

Synonym: Anti-UtopiaAntonym: Utopia

Stories have been set in Asia, Russia, Nigeria, a future dystopia, wartime London, and 19th century New Zealand.

In the science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradburry, the main character Guy Montag lives in a dystopia of the future.

JournalWhy is the raven like a

writing desk?

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Exit SlipWhat is the difference between Science Fiction

& Fantasy?

~Top Ten~• What might

lead someone to believe in an alien civilization? • Work together• Be Creative!

Readers Theater• Alice in Wonderland• Lewis Carroll