Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Fantasy and Science Fiction: Kurt Vonnegut
This lesson focuses on Kurt Vonnegut, a science fiction author who is famous for his quotes and satire. It features his short story "Harrison Bergeron," an after-reading quiz, and a writing assignment about it. It also provides the NPR:...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Tabloid Science Fiction
In this lesson plan pupils will write science fiction stories based on stories brought up in the tabloids. Lesson plan indicated for 5th grade and above.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Ursula K. Le Guin
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin tells the intimate coming-of-age story of the Portland, Oregon, housewife and mother of three who forever transformed American literature by bringing science fiction and fantasy into the literary mainstream....
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Space Travel Guide
What makes science fiction so exciting? Read some examples of the genre and then create your own science fiction story about space travel. Use the supplied "travel guide" to generate ideas and structure your plot.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Utopia
This lesson introduces utopia in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading/writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Students will have a whale of a good time in this lesson in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.
Other
Writers Write, Inc.: Proper Manuscript Format
Article by science fiction writer William Shunn on the proper way to submit a manuscript to a publisher. A link at the end of the article allows you to see the text in the manuscript form described, allowing for manuscript copy and...
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Stewart Resource Centre: 'Ender's Game' Novel Study Guide [Pdf]
This is a novel study unit to accompany the novel ?Ender?s Game? by Orson Scott Card. It has curricular connections, chapter questions, writing topics and evaluation criteria.
Other
Isaac Asimov Home Page
This resource covers every aspect of Asimov's prolific writing career. Biographical information, movie connections, short story collections, lists of Asmiov's works are all here.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Decoding the Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce learners to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
Other
An Excerpt From Silverberg's Sorcereres of Majipoor
This site provides an excerpt from Robert Silverberg's novel, SORCERERS OF MAJIPOOR, as well as biographical information. At this site you will also find photos.
British Council
Learn English Kids: Story Maker
This site is a story maker; students choose from three types of stories: fairy tale, horror story, or science fiction. They follow the directions choosing from pictures and typing in words. Then the complete story is finished and they...
Other
John E. Stith: Manuscript Format
Science fiction author John E. Stith's guidelines for manuscript format, plus some warnings about common errors. This describes the standard format used to send material to a publisher and may not match what your teacher requires.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Out of Proportion
Students are asked to explain how natural disasters affect environmental health.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.