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 * Science or Fiction? **
 * This four-week unit of seventh grade examines the genre of science fiction and related science. **

Like other genres studied to date, science fiction examines humanity, but often approaches characters and experiences in a futuristic context. Science fiction involves the imagining of ideas and technologies that haven’t yet been invented; however, many of them may comport with our current understanding of science and technology. In addition to exploring classic and contemporary works of science fiction, students pair fictional stories with informational texts about science and astronomy. Student discussions trace the logic of various storylines, focusing on the believability of the stories read in class. This unit ends with the students’ choice of writing an informative/explanatory essay in response to the essential question: What makes science fiction believable?

Essential Question: What makes science fiction believable?

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