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Science fiction Workshop -

Keeping the Science in Science Fiction

This is a Workshop for students in a Writing Class who are interested in learning about science fiction. The Workshop covers five topics. You have the choice of reading page by page by clicking the Next Button at the top of each page or you can begin at a specific section by clicking one of the titles below.

NOTE: These pages were written quite a while ago, so some of the examples and graphics may be a bit dated. Sorry about that!

1. Definition(s) applied to the science fiction genre

2. The basic types of science fiction

3. What students can learn from writing science fiction stories

4. The characteristics of good science fiction

5. How to get "science" into "science fiction"