1. Tuesday October 23, 2018 AGENDA
Complete HG Anticipation Guide
What If? Science Fiction Query
Complete Sildes 1-3
Silently Read Chapter One of HG.

2. Science Fiction What if?

3. Science Fiction Authors Definitions
Theodore Sturgeon, author:
“A good science-fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content."

4. Robert A. Heinlein, acclaimed author: 
 Science fiction is,
”…realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method."

5. Sam Moskowitz, biographer: "Science fiction is a brand of fantasy identifiable by the fact that it eases the 'willing suspension of disbelief' on the part of its readers by utilizing an atmosphere of scientific credibility for its imaginative speculations in physical science, space, time, social science, and philosophy."

6. Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone
“Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible.”

7. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
“I’m not a science fiction writer,” Bradbury was frequently quoted as saying. “I’ve written only one book of science fiction. All the others are fantasy.”
“Fantasies are things that can’t happen,” Bradbury said, “and science fiction is about things that can happen.”

8. Science Fiction Starts
The first contemporary novel to be considered a part of the ‘Science Fiction’ genre was Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley.
The author used a scientific rationale to persuade the reader that her story took place in the realm of the possible but touched upon the improbable.

9. Frankenstein Continued
Frankenstein was the first English novel in English to deal with the possibility that the scientific community might create an entity that could destroy humankind itself.
Mary Shelley did not wish the story to be considered ‘supernatural’. Scholars believe this is why she made the main character scientific in nature…

10. This is the 10th slide. That’s it
This is the 10th slide. That’s it. You should have completed #4 of your packet and slides 8 and 9. Have a great evening.