Science Fiction Genre – Interactive PowerPoint with Task Cards

This is a fun introductory resource for any Science Fiction genre unit. It includes 19 PowerPoint slides (17 with learning content) that provide information about different sci-fi genre elements. The interactive slides have 16 “pop up” tasks that students can complete (printable task cards for each of these tasks have also been included).

*There are two versions of this interactive PowerPoint. While most of the slides on both versions are the same, one refers to sci-fi stories that are suitable for middle school students, and the other refers to sci-fi stories that are suitable for high school students.

RESOURCES IN THIS SET:

• Interactive PowerPoint with 16 “Pop Up” Task Cards
• 16 Printable Task Cards (these are for those who don’t want to open the cards on the PowerPoint and would prefer printable versions that could be used with other activities)
• Bonus Character Profile Worksheet – This worksheet is an interactive and printable PDF file that can be used with the character creation task. *A PowerPoint version has also been included for those who would like to upload the worksheet onto Google Slides.
• Printable PDF File with Presentation Slides

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS 15 SLIDE POWERPOINT:

-Science Fiction Story Definition/Description

-Examples of Famous Science Fiction Stories

-Science Fiction Story Elements

-Science Fiction Sub-Genres

-Science Fiction Story Themes

-Science Fiction Story Settings

-Science Fiction Story Characters

-Symbols in Science Fiction Stories

*This resource comes in a zip file and will need to be downloaded and saved onto your computer for all of the files to open and work properly.