Z FOR ZACHARIAH
A MR WILLIAMS PRODUCTION.
QUICK REVIEW - EXPECTATIONS
• WORKING 30 MINUTES A NIGHT ON ENGLISH. NO HOMEWORK = READING.
• ON TIME TO CLASS
• ALL HOMEWORK IS BROUGHT TO CLASS
• CONTINUE THE RESPECTFUL MANNER YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED IN FIRST SEMESTER.
• ALWAYS TRY.
THE NOVEL
• WEEK 6 IS OUR CAT ESSAY TASK.
• MONOLOGUE WILL BE DUE END OF WEEK 7. 4TH OF SEPTEMBER. (MAY CHANGE)
PLAN
• WEEK 1 – SCIENCE FICTION GENRE, BREAK DOWN THE STORY, DISCUSS SETTING AND
AUTHOR’S INTENTIONS.
• WEEK 2 – CHARACTERS – BADOS STUDY. WHAT THEMES ARE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE
CHARACTERS AND THEIR ACTIONS
• WEEK 3 – TECHNIQUES – AUTHORS USES OF 1ST PERSON, DIARY FORMAT. HOW DOES THIS
CONNECT WITH THE THEMES.
• WEEK 4 – WHAT IS A MONOLOGUE? HOW DO WE WRITE AND PERFORM ONE.
• WEEK 5 – PARAGRAPH REVIEW, NOTES, QUESTIONS QUERIES ETC.
• WEEK 6 – CAT ASSESSMENT (ALL SPARE TIME FOR MONOLOGUE)
• WEEK 7 – MONOLOGUE TIME AND PERFORMING.
CREATIVE ASSESSMENT
• I HAVE CREATED A WEEBLY PAGE. NCCYEAR9ENGLISH.WEEBLY.COM
• YOUR CREATIVE ASSESSMENT WILL REQUIRE YOU TO CREATE A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND SETTING
(POST APOCALYPTIC) AND RECORD A DIARY.
• YOU WILL HAVE TO UPLOAD YOUR DIARY ENTRY EVERY THURSDAY. MINIMUM EXPECTED IS 250 WORDS
PER ENTRY. YOU CAN RECORD OVER MULTIPLE DAYS.
• IN YOUR ENTRY YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY, THINGS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT,
PROBLEMS THAT ARISE ETC.
• REWARDS TO THE BEST DIARY ENTRIES OF THE WEEK.
• THIS WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR MONOLOGUE.
• NO WARNINGS.
FIRST THINGS
YOU WAKE UP ONE MORNING. THERE IS NO ONE AROUND. YOU WALK INTO TOWN AND IT IS
COMPLETELY DESERTED. RADIOS, TVS DON’T WORK…
TAKE 5 MINUTES AND THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE FIRST 3 THINGS YOU DO?
ME….
• 1) FIND A CAR DEALER AND TAKE THE BEST MOST EXPENSIVE CAR FOR A SPIN
• 2) FIND AN EXTREMELY LOUD STEREO SYSTEM AND PUMP OUT MY IPOD.
• 3) STRAIGHT TO MCDONALDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY IN THEIR CHICKEN NUGGETS.
SCIENCE FICTION: GENRE
STUDY
FANTASY VS. SCIENCE FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS
• SETTING: FUTURISTIC OR ALTERNATIVE HISTORY. IT WILL VARY FROM THE
AUTHOR’S AND PLACE THE CHARACTER IN A SITUATION WHERE THE
AUTHOR CAN EXPLORE THEIR THEMES AND IDEAS.
For your essay you MIGHT have to explain how the author’s depicts the
setting (language, characters). And how the author uses the setting to help
convey the themes and issues within the short story (How does the setting
allow the author to explore their themes?).
SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS
• THEMES: ISSUES AND IDEAS THAT THE AUTHOR EXPLORES WITHIN THE
TEXT. SCIENCE FICTION TEXTS USUALLY CARRY A WARNING OR A
MESSAGE WHICH REFLECTS THE AUTHORS FEELINGS ABOUT THE FUTURE.
SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS
• CHARACTERIZATION: THE AUTHOR’S CONSTRUCTION OF A CHARACTER IN
A TEXT. THIS CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES THE QUALITIES, MOTIVES,
ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, DIALOGUE AND INTERACTIONS THAT THE
CHARACTER HAS.
What writing techniques might the author use to construct a character?
Descriptive language, Point of view, dialogue.
SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS
• PLOT –. INTRODUCTION  CONFLICT  RISING ACTION  CLIMAX 
RESOLUTION.
How does the author structure the story. Are you there as it is happening or is the
narrator reflecting on something? How does it affect the story?