Informative Essays on Sci-Fi

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8th Grade

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Informative Essays

On Science Fiction

What are informative essays?

Types of essays that show information

We learned about different types of essays such as descriptive, sequence/instruction/process/, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and lastly, problem and solution. Each essay shows factual information about a certain topic.

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What are informative essays?

Informative essays are academic papers that provide information on a specific topic.

Informative essays are fictional stories with no factual information.

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What type of informative essays did we study in class?

Descriptive

Narrative

Essays on Science Fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Which of the following do you think is an example of sci-fi?

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Why is Star Wars an example of sci-fi?

Star Wars is an example of sci-fi due to its setting, technology, and thematic elements.

Star Wars is an example of sci-fi due to its lack of action scenes.

Star Wars is an example of sci-fi due to its historical accuracy.

Star Wars is an example of sci-fi due to its romance elements.

Let's play a game.
Is it fiction or reality?

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Driverless Cars

Reality

Science Fiction

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Hoverboards (That actually hover)

Reality

Science Fiction

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Speakers with Built-In Odorophonics

Reality

Science Fiction

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Computers that project interactive images.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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TV screens that turn into real fish tanks.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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Beds that rock you to sleep.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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Technology that does your make-up.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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A Food Replicator

Reality

Sci-Fi

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Automatic Washers for People

Reality

Science Fiction

Multiple Choice

Time Traveling Machines

Reality

Sci-Fi

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3-D Printers that print human organs.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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Invisibility Cloaks

Reality

Sci-Fi

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Auto-Lacing Shoe Technology

Reality

Sci-Fi

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A table that brings you Ketchup.

Reality

Sci-Fi

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On Science Fiction

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