Elements of Science- Fiction

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Elements of Elements of Science-FictionScience-Fiction

Realistic and fantastic details Balance of real and imaginary.

Grounded in science

Unknown inventions

Makes a serious comment about the world

Often contains a warning for humankind

Science-Fiction Science-Fiction SettingsSettings

Another planet

Under the oceans

Another dimension of existence

May be a utopia or dystopia

May be in the future

May time travel to the past (or future)

May take place in present, but alternate reality

Science-Fiction Science-Fiction CharactersCharacters

Protagonist (Hero)

Antagonist (Villian)

These characters may be a being (human or other) or may be a force

Protagonist or Antagonist may be a society’s laws, a disease or other problem, technology, etc.

Creatures, robots, aliens, etc.

Science is Important Science is Important to the Storyto the Story

Advanced technology Realistic and/or fantastic

Genetics

Disease

Exploration

Special powers or senses as a result of science

Science can be the savior or the root of the problem

Message or Warning Message or Warning for Humansfor Humans

Science-fiction stories often contain a message or warning

May help us anticipate change in the world

May comment upon society’s current state

Focus less on technology in the end of stories and move on to sociological and emotional aspects

Differences Between Differences Between Sci-Fi & FantasySci-Fi & Fantasy

Science fiction is grounded in science and is more possible, whereas fantasy has no grounding in reality, and so is not possible at all.

Science fiction is based on facts. On the contrary, fantasy is only imaginary, and not based on facts.

Fantasy involves things that do not exist in real life. On the other hand, science fiction is almost related to real things, and based on technology and science.

Unlike science fiction, fantasy uses more supernatural forms and magic in its plot or theme.

Popular Sci-Fi Movies Popular Sci-Fi Movies and Novelsand Novels

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

The Matrix

Star Wars

Back to the Future

Avatar

Wall-E

I Am Legend

Jurassic Park

I, Robot

Reflection PromptReflection Prompt

“What is the theme of the novel or film and how does the text use both science and imagination to deliver a message?”