Famous SciFi Authors Stage 5 Unit Focus Science

Famous Sci-Fi Authors Stage 5 Unit Focus: Science Fiction Text Focus: Information Text © The Literacy Shed

Today we are learning to… identify new words when you read and discuss their meaning in context explain the similarities and differences between synonyms match facts and figures © The Literacy Shed

Task 1: Read ‘Famous Sci-Fi Authors’ independently While you are reading, you may wish to: • Underline and identify any new, unknown words • Underline any importance facts or dates Challenge: Jot down what you liked and disliked about this information text. © The Literacy Shed

Task 1: Read ‘Famous Sci-Fi Authors’ together Read this introduction. How can you make it sound engaging and interesting? Science fiction has been a popular genre for many decades. Stories are based around futuristic technology. Some famous stories may not appear to be science fiction at first. © The Literacy Shed

Task 2: Vocabulary Check What do you think these words and phrases mean? 1) It is set in an alternative England where science was far more advanced 2) In the story, the protagonists travel to the centre of a volcano. 3) Some people were concerned about how aggressive the extraterrestrials were. © The Literacy Shed

Task 3: Comparing words How does the meaning of the sentence change each time? Some people were concerned about how aggressive the extraterrestrials were. Some people were concerned about how scary the extraterrestrials were. Some people were concerned about how violent the extraterrestrials were. © The Literacy Shed

Task 4: Matching Match the date to the book. 1818 Frankenstein 1864 Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1898 I, Robot 1950 The War of the Worlds

Task 4: Matching Match the author to the book. Mary Shelley I, Robot Isaac Asimov Frankenstein Jules Verne The War of the Worlds H. G Wells Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Task 5: True or false? Using information from the text, tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false. STATEMENT TRUE Frankenstein was based on technology that wasn’t available in Georgian times. I, Robot was published in the late 1800 s. In H. G Wells’ story, Martians try to overtake the planet. Jules Verne’s story is a classic Victorian time travel novel. © The Literacy Shed FALSE

Task 6: Inference Using information from the text, tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion. STATEMENT FACT Science Fiction stories are based around futuristic technology. The Martians in the War of the Worlds are too scary and violent. Asimov introduced the Three Laws of Robotics in his stories. © The Literacy Shed OPINION

Task 7: Justify ideas Which of the stories mentioned would you most like to read and why? Try to use ‘because’ in your answer! © The Literacy Shed

You have reached the end of the lesson! Summarise and tell a partner about the three Laws of Robotics. Which of the laws do you think is the most important and why? © The Literacy Shed