Common settings for science fiction: in the future, alternate timelines, in space, Common themes for science fiction: time travel, alternate histories/societies, body and min alterations, Elements of setting: place, time environment, Fantasy vs. Science Fiction, Figurative language in text: metaphor, personification, simile, onomatopoeia, Imagery SUGGESTED WORKS Note: (E) indicates a CCSS exemplar text; (EA) indicates a text from a writer with other works as exemplars. LITERARY Stories Science Fiction “Classic” Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) (E) •A Herbert) •Dune War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells) •The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) •The Robot (Isaac Asimov) •I, to the Center of the Earth (Enriched Classics) (Jules Verne) •Journey Science Fiction “Modern” Ear, the Eye and the Arm Farmer) •The Favorite Science Fiction (Mar9n H. Greenberg) •My (Peter Dickinson) •Eva House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer) •The by (Frances Hardinge) •Fly Cosmic Treasure Hunt (Lucy and Stephen Hawking) •George’s to Read (but excellent) •Easier the Hidden (Shadow Children series, #1) (Margaret Peterson Haddix) Secret Key to the Universe (Lucy and Stephen Hawking) •George’s Challenging to Read Hitchhiker’s to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) •The Game (Orson ScoN Card) •Ender’s Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Arthur C. Clarke) •The Audiobooks A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) INFORMATIONAL TEXTS Informational Text General Particles" from the New Book of Popular Science •"Elementary (E) Probe" from Astronomy & Space: From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch (Phillis Engelbert) (E) •"Space Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Tanya Lee Stone) •Almost (Related to I, Robot) •Robots
Common settings for science fiction: in the future, alternate timelines, in space, Common themes for science fiction: time travel, alternate histories/societies, body and min alterations, Elements of setting: place, time environment, Fantasy vs. Science Fiction, Figurative language in text: metaphor, personification, simile, onomatopoeia, Imagery SUGGESTED WORKS Note: (E) indicates a CCSS exemplar text; (EA) indicates a text from a writer with other works as exemplars. LITERARY Stories “Classic” Science Fiction •A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) (E) •Dune Herbert) •The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells) •The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) •I, Robot (Isaac Asimov) •Journey to the Center of the Earth (Enriched Classics) (Jules Verne) “Modern” Science Fiction •The Ear, the Eye and the Arm Farmer) •My Favorite Science Fiction (Mar9n H. Greenberg) •Eva (Peter Dickinson) •The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer) •Fly by (Frances Hardinge) •George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt (Lucy and Stephen Hawking) •Easier to Read (but excellent) the Hidden (Shadow Children series, #1) (Margaret Peterson Haddix) •George’s Secret Key to the Universe (Lucy and Stephen Hawking) Challenging to Read •The Hitchhiker’s to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) •Ender’s Game (Orson ScoN Card) •The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Arthur C. Clarke) Audiobooks A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) INFORMATIONAL TEXTS Informational Text General •"Elementary Particles" from the New Book of Popular Science (E) •"Space Probe" from Astronomy & Space: From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch (Phillis Engelbert) (E) •Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Tanya Lee Stone) •Robots (Related to I, Robot)