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Peer reviewedKirman, Joseph M.; Spencer, Claude E. – Social Education, 1973
An introductory bibliography lists materials useful in linking social studies and science. Books, bibliographic items, periodicals, catalogs, pamphlets, and science fiction materials are reviewed. (KM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Natural Sciences
Peer reviewedMcNelly, Willis E. – CEA Critic, 1973
Discusses archetypal criticism as a means of understanding Science Fiction. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Mythology, Novels
Babbitt, Natalie – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Discusses why so many of the best children's novels have been written somewhere else rather than in America and by Americans. (TO)
Descriptors: Books, Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Children
Peer reviewedFriend, Beverly – English Journal, 1973
An added benefit of studying Science Fiction is its natural tie-in with linguistics and language study. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Linguistics
Sandery, P. – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1973
Describes some of the advantages of including a unit on science fiction in science courses such as physics and biology. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Instruction
Peer reviewedScari, Robert M. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Characterization, Fiction, Literary Devices, Literary Perspective
Peer reviewedLafferty, R. A. – Social Education, 1973
Topic 2, The Age of Charlemagne, from a theme issue on Teaching World History Through Science Fiction, motivates student discussion on tampering with history. The story is an excerpt from Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne, copyright in 1967. (JB)
Descriptors: Fantasy, History Instruction, Science Fiction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBrethnor, R. – Social Education, 1973
Topic 4, Relations Between East and West, from a theme issue on Teaching World History Through Science Fiction, illustrates with this 1951 story that there are many ways of living in the world which, although different from the Western way, are worthy of equal respect and dignity. (JB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Science Fiction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAsimov, Isaac – Social Education, 1973
Topic 5, Expanding Horizons of Science, asks students to question the expansion of the human element and reaction to the environmetal changes brought about by advancing technology. The story is taken from the 1954 book, Nightfall and Other Stories. (JB)
Descriptors: Humanization, Science Education, Science Fiction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMerril, Judith – Social Education, 1973
Topic 8, Our Contemporary World: Problems and Issues, examines Women's Liberation through discussion of the factors introduced in this short story. (JB)
Descriptors: Feminism, Science Fiction, Secondary Education, Sex Discrimination
Denby, Robert V. – Engl J, 1970
A report by the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic. (Author)
Descriptors: Drama, English Instruction, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedRuth, Leo – English Journal, 1971
In the interest of a way to make learning better the author examines the writings of educational reformers of the sixties and relates their theories to the works of current science fiction writers. (RB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Creative Writing, Fantasy, Literary Genres
Simon, Sidney; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
A fictional account of the grading practices of a high school faculty. (MF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fiction, Grading, High Schools
Peer reviewedRichard, Jean-Pierre – Revista de Occidente, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Fiction, French Literature
Miranda, Julio E. – Cuad Hispanoamer, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Hispanic American Literature, Narration, Novels
