From Myth to Science Fiction / Fantasy
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Fine Arts Science | |
| Author | Mark Graham, Vicky Neal, Melissa Ridenour | |
| Description | This unit explores the connections among myth, science fiction
and science fact. Classical mythology was an attempt to explain things that the ancient Greeks and Romans didn't understand. In a similar fashion, science fiction of today could become the scientific fact of the future. The unit asks students to consider how science fiction can be a cautionary tale for the future. It asks students to be creative and imagine "What if..." in writing an original science fiction story. Students will read and analyze science fiction/fantasy stories, and then create original related illustrations and other artwork. To culminate the unit, students will be invited to create an origianl science fiction/fantasy board game and/or design a city of the future. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer with Internet access and Microsoft Office
Television / VCR Scanners Digital camera Sim City software | |
| Grade Level | 6 7 8 | |
| National Standards | National Standards for Language Arts:
*Gathers and uses information for research purposes *Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process *Demonstrates competence in the general strategies for reading a variety of literary texts National Standards for Art: *Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts *Knows how to use structures (e.g., sensory qualities, organization principles, expressive features and functions of art) *Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts National Standards for Science: *Understands essential ideas about the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it. | |
| Career Clusters | Business and Marketing Engineering and Technical Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | Science fiction
Fantasy Technology Computer Art Science Language Arts Board games Bradbury, Ray Myth Cautionary Tales Research Mars Lowry, Lois Bethancourt, T. Ernesto | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview
Lesson 1: A Sense of Wonder Lesson 2: Mission Mars Lesson 3: User Friendly Lesson 4: The Giver Lesson 5: Fantasize | |
| References | Elements of Literature Video Series - "A Sense of Wonder: From Myth to Science Fiction" - Holt, Rinehart Winston, Inc.
Scholastic lesson plans -http://teachercholastic.com/lessonrepro/ Discovery school - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/cloneage/ Book Adventure - http://www.bookadventure.org/ Novels and films about cloning - http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/clone.html | |
| English IGO or CSO | 6.11, 6.14, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, 6.22, 6.26, 6.27, 6.32, 6.33, 6.34, 6.35, 6.44, 6.48, 6.52, 6.54, 6.60, 6.65, 6.67, 6.82, 6.132, 6.135, 6.136, 6.137, 6.139, 6.140, 6.14,6.153, 6.154, 6.156, 6.160, 7.19 - 7.37, 7.38 - 7.50, 7.52, 7.66 | |
| Fine Arts IGO or CSO | 6.1, 6.8, 6.15 - 6.19, 6.24, 7.1, 7.2, 7.6, 7.8, 7.14
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| Science IGO or CSO | 6.1, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.16, 6.63, 6.74, 6.83, 6.84, 6.98
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| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 6.1, 6.9, 6.59, 6.60, 7.2, 7.29, 7.59, 7.60 | |