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Unit3Tomorrow’sworldProject:WritingasciencefictionstoryDoyouknowwhatissciencefiction?Whatdosciencefictionwritersoftenwriteabout?ItisatypeofwritingbasedonfantasyimaginationWhatwillhappenin‘tomorrow’sworld’.Pre-readingTheCharacteristicsofScienceFictionAdvancedtechnologyAsettinginthefutureorinthepast,orasettinginouterspaceorotherplanetorinvolvingaliensNewormysterioussuperpowersorsensestechnologysettingsuperpowersJulesVerne(February8,1828—March24,1905)wasaFrenchauthorandapioneerofthesciencefictiongenre.Vernewasnotedforwritingaboutspace,air,andunderwatertravellongbeforetheywerepossible.1.WheredotheGermanprofessorandhisnephewtravelto?2.Howdotheycomebacktotheworldabove?TheytraveltothecentreoftheEarth.AvolcanoinsouthernItalybringsthembacktotheEarth’ssurface.Duringthejourney,theyseeabigundergroundocean,abeautifulforest,ancientanimalsthathavealreadydisappearedintheworldabove.3.Whatdotheyseeduringtheirjourney?Readthetextcarefullyandfillinthechartwiththeinformationinthetext.JourneytotheCentreoftheEarthCharactersAprofessor,his1.andaguidePlace1Avastroomwithalarge2.Therewasaforestandhuge3.ontheshorePlace2OnaboatmadebythemselvesTwodinosaursroseand4.eachothernephewoceanmushroomsfoughtPlace3IntheforestTheysawhugeinsects,strange5.andahugemansittingagainstatreePlace4Atthe6.Theymadeabombto7.therocksandtheirboat8.forwardwildlyPlace5Fromthe9.oftheholetotheoutsideworldThewaterpushedthem10.untilintothesunlightcreaturesexitblowuprushedbottomup•Haveyoueverreadaboutorseenafilmaboutatimemachine?•Whatdoyouthinkatimemachinecanbeusedtodo?•Manypeopleareinterestedinsuchamachine.Canyouthinkofthereason(s)?1.Whathasthescientistinvented?2.WhatdoeshefindwhenhetravelstoyearAD802,701?3.Whatistheworldthirtymillionyearsintothefuturelike?Hehasinventedamachinethatcantakehimintothefuture.Thesunnolongershinesinthatworld,soitiscoldandscary.Hefindstwokindsofcreatures—theEloiandtheMorlocks.Whatelementsmakeupastory?Time,place/setting,characters,plot/storylineDiscussionWritingasciencefictionstoryNowyouaregoingtowriteyourownsciencefictionstory.Youwillbeabletostartyourprojectafteryouanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatinterestingsciencefictionstorieshaveyouread?2.Whichonedoyoulikebest?Why?3.Whatwouldbeagoodsettingforastory?4.Whowillbeyourmaincharacters?5.Whatdothemaincharactersdo?6.Howmanyparagraphswillyourstoryhave?7.Whowillwriteeachparagraph?8.Whowillreadthestorytoyourclassmates?Todaywehave•readtwopiecesofsciencefictionstories•discussedthebasicelementsofastory•writetheoutlineofourownstorySummaryHomework1.FinishtheWBexercises(D1,D2)2.Finishwritingasciencefictionstory.