Romanticization (verb)

• deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.
• "the tendency to romanticize nonindustrial societies"

Anachronism (noun)

• a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
  "everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one anachronism, a bright yellow construction crane"
• an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.

Alien Society (noun)

• ​Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange.
• "an alien society could be robot armies, monsters, or humanoid aliens"

Social Commentary (noun)

•  act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on issues in a society.
• "social commentary is often done to promote change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people's sense of justice"
• "social commentary provides explanations on the workings of society: how we view one another and how we employ scientific knowledge"

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Subgenres of Science Fiction
Click on the button to review definitions for the following subgenres of science fiction.

SUBGENRES

  Alien Invasion
  Alternate History (SF)
  Alternate Universe
  Apocalyptic
  Artificial Intelligence

  Mythic Fiction (SF)
  Nanotechnology
  Near-Future
  Pulp
  Robots/Androids

  Colonization
  Cyberpunk
  Dying Earth
  Dystopia
  First Contact

  Science-Fantasy
  Singularity
  Slipstream
  Soft SF
  Space Exploration

  Galactic Empire
  Generation Ship
  Hard SF
  Human Development
  Immortality

  Space Opera
  Steampunk
  Terraforming
  Theological
  Time Travel

  Light/Humorous SF
  Military SF
  Mind Uploading
  Mundane SF
  Mutants

  Uplift
  Utopia
  Virtual Reality
  Weird (SF)

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Group Activity

Group Activity Handout

1.  Divide into groups of three and select a book from the instructor's stack.
2.  Identify who will take on the following three responsibilities

• Librarian - conducts research using book
• Technician - conducts research using Internet
• Designer - creates presentation

3. Use Google Docs or Powerpoint to create a 7-slide presentation as follows.  Include meaningful images to support your content.

• Slide 1:  Book cover image and summary of plot, setting, and characters
• Slide 2: Team member names
• Slide 3:  At least one example of romanticization in novel (identify and explain)
• Slide 4: At least one example of anachronism in novel (identify and explain)
• Slide 5: At least one example of alien societies in novel (identify and explain)
• Slide 6: At least one example of social commentary in novel (identify and explain)
• Slide 7: Classification of novel within at least 2 subgenres of science fiction (with definition of subgenre and reason for classification)

4. Make your presentation public with your personal account with Google Docs, Slideshare, or Author Stream. 
5. Send the link to your presentation through the form below.

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