Science Fiction Project
Objective
To write a Science Fiction short story of 750-1250
words about aliens or alien invasion.
Science Fiction Project
This project carries 5 Coursework marks for this
half-semester.
3 marks are for the story
2 marks are for research
If either section is not completed and submitted by
Wednesday 3rd Jan you will lose the marks for that
section. There is no late submission for this work as
it has to be marked and included in your semester
total mark along with your End of Semester exam
mark.
e-mail your story in MLA format to:
timdunne53@gmail.com
Science Fiction Project
For this project you will be expected to write an
original story of 750-1250 words that deals with the
theme of Aliens or Alien Invasion.
As part of the research for this project you have
watched several SF movies to do with Alien
Invasions. These Are: Attack the block
Independence Day
Avatar
War of the Worlds
Cowboys & Aliens
Science Fiction Project Research 1
For the next part of your research you need to write
a review of one of the films you have watched.
The review should contain the following
information:
Title of Movie
Date of Release
Director
Principal Actors and roles
Brief plot outline
Your opinion of the film
Your star rating out of 5
Science Fiction Project Research 2
You now need to find a Science Fiction story to read
that has something to do with Aliens or Alien
Invasion and then review that that story.
The review should contain the following
information:
Title of the Story
Author
Brief plot outline
Brief outline of main characters
Your opinion of the story
Your star rating out of 5
Science Fiction Project Research 2
On my website there are some example of Short
Stories you might like to look at for this part of the
research. There are also several sites that contain
Science Fiction stories ex.
http://www.eastoftheweb.com
fiction@dailysciencefiction.com
http://www.alien-technology.com