Understanding Science Fiction

Printer Friendly Version
Grade Level
Elementary School
Subject
Reading & Writing
Length of Time
Homework Assignment
Description

This lesson plan is for fourth and grade students. They will learn about science fiction, and then they will write their own science fiction story.

Goals

Learn about science fiction
Learn how to write their own science fiction story

Materials Needed

Science Fiction Story
Notebook paper
Pencils and erasers
Pens

Procedure

First, you will read a science fiction story to the students so they can understand the elements and structure of that genre. Science fiction stories can be set in the past, present, or future. They can also be set in space, or in other environments.

After that, they will write a final paper and submit it to you for grading.

Grading

You can grade them on sentence and paragraph structure and their grammar. You can also grade them on their structure of the science fiction genre.

Navigation
Sponsored Links
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan Subjects
Similar Lesson Plans
  • Descriptive Paper - and then There Were None
    The students will read the book, And Then there Were None by Agatha Christie. While you read, you will take notes on the different characters. They will write a descriptive paper of the characters...
  • The Fellowship of the Ring by J.r.r. Tolkien
    The students are to read The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. They need to take notes of the plot as the read the book. After that, they will write a summary of the...
  • Writing A Short Story
    In this lesson, students will write a short story set in the time and place that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles. They will use their own detective and assistant and write...
  • Comparing or Contrasting Two Books
    The students will read two books of their choice and compare or contrast the two books. One or both of the books can be what they've read already. The books they choose should be in the same genre...
  • Reading Comprehension Exercise
    You will read a genre fiction story or a non-fiction story. As you read a page, you will stop and ask questions to see if the students remember what you...