Science Fiction Elements

There are 4 common elements of science fiction that a good reader has to analyze. What are they? THINK: STGC

• setting, time, government, characters

• setting, technology, government, conflict

• setting, technology, government, characters

• science, technology, government, characters

Which of the following is NOT an example of a science fiction setting:

• A story taking place on Pluto.

• A story set in an underground city.

• A story set in the year 2054.

• A story set in Never Never Land.

Which of the following is NOT an example of science fiction technology:

• Magic Wand

• Teleportation Device

• Time Machine

• Super Computer

Definition: a government that has total and complete control over its citizens.

• democracy

• utopia

• dystopia

• totalitarian

Which of the following demonstrates dehumanization:

• The citizens of the community were forced to hand over their personal possessions to the government.

• The citizens of the community voted to donate some of their belongings to those less fortunate in the neighboring community.

• The citizens of the community sold some of their personal belongings, so that they could increase their incomes.

• The citizens of the community believed in sharing all of their personal belongings as one united village.

Which characters fit in the science fiction genre?

• alien

• wizard

• robot

• vampire

Science Fiction ID: "And this was the way life was forever on the planet Venus, and this was the schoolroom of the children of the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their lives."

• Setting

• Technology

• Government

• Characters

Science Fiction ID: "You'll be able to apply for a spouse, Jonas, if you want to. I'll warn you, though, that it will be difficult. Your living arrangements will have to be different from those of most family units, because the books are forbidden to citizens. You and I are the only ones with access to the books."

• Setting

• Technology

• Government

• Characters

Science Fiction ID: "Matilda cupped her face in her hands, and this time she gave the order right at the beginning. 'Tip glass, tip!' she order, but her lips didn't move...she simply shouted the words insider her head. She saw it wobble, then it tilted, then it toppled right over and fell..."

• Setting

• Technology

• Government

• Characters

Science Fiction ID: Marty McFly is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown goes terribly wrong. They dynamic duo travel through time in a modified DeLorean car.

• setting

• technology

• government

• characters