ERIC Number: ED112413
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Publication Date: 1975
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The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction.
Allen, L. David
A guide for teaching science fiction in secondary and college classrooms, this book contains an introductory essay that covers a variety of points about teaching science fiction, with a discussion of the audience, the correlation between science and fiction, and the changing role of science fiction. In a second essay, four categories of science fiction are defined--hard science fiction, soft science fiction, science fantasy, and fantasy. The remaining fifteen chapters deal with specific science fiction titles, each one generally giving a story summary, an in-depth analysis, and various classroom topics and projects. Works such as "Stellar 1,""The Ginger Star,""Childhood's End,""Fahrenheit 451,""The Space Merchants,""Nerves,""Under Pressure," and "Rendezvous With Rama" are examined. (TS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Science Fiction, Secondary Education, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Ballantine Books, 201 East 50th Street, New York, New York 10022 ($1.95 paper)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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