As Ray Bradbury says, "Science fiction is an attempt to solve problems by pretending to look the other way." Said differently: Sci-fi matters. Introduce your students to this exciting genre with a weeklong unit plan. Throughout the study, they'll learn about the history of science fiction, famous sci-fi texts, common elements of the genre, and more. They'll also read two texts by a seminal figure in science fiction history: Ray Bradbury. To start, they'll consider his nonfiction essay, "Dusk in