Submit your homework and extra credit to [email protected] with the subject "SS - HW1 - HOL ID" or "SS - EC1 - HOL ID." Please submit your homework and your extra credit SEPARATELY, with your HOL name and ID somewhere in the email. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. The due date for the assignment is February 28.
Assignment (30 points max)
There are a number of options here, but you only need to do 30 points' worth. Anything over and I won't be counting them for extra credit.
Short Answers (10 points) - 2 points each
Pioneers (10 points)
Admittedly, there are many more early steampunk writers out there that pre-date the coining of the term, and I've only really touched upon some major figures. Find another early steampunk writer and tell me about him/her. 100 words minimum.
Fill-in-the-Blanks (10 points) - 1 point each blank
Steam Staples (20 points) - 2 points each
Match the work, object, or term to the author/s listed in the lesson. Note: Some questions have more than one author answer.
Short Answers (10 points) - 2 points each
- Whether or not you've heard of the term before, what do you think "steampunk" means?
- List a major difference between Jules Verne's stories and those of H.G. Wells'.
- Who were the three originators of the term "steampunk" and what stories did they write in that genre?
- Why is Oshikawa considered a steampunk contributor?
- What sensationally controversial article did Poe write in the field of "steampunk"?
Pioneers (10 points)
Admittedly, there are many more early steampunk writers out there that pre-date the coining of the term, and I've only really touched upon some major figures. Find another early steampunk writer and tell me about him/her. 100 words minimum.
Fill-in-the-Blanks (10 points) - 1 point each blank
- __________________ are going to be the next big thing, as long as we can come up with a fitting collective term for ____________, Blaylock and ________.
- The __________ and the _______ was written with a minuteness and _________ ability calculated to obtain credit everywhere, and was read with great pleasure and __________.
- In _________________, ________ devised an adventure across India on the back of a ___________________.
Steam Staples (20 points) - 2 points each
Match the work, object, or term to the author/s listed in the lesson. Note: Some questions have more than one author answer.
- The term "steampunk"
- Nautilus
- Infernal Devices
- Warship at the Bottom of the Sea
- Hot air balloon
- Time machine
- Fantasy author
- Homonculus
- Submarine
- Anubis Gates
Extra Credit Part 1 (24 points max)
Choose ONE (1) of the following:
A) Constants and Variables - Steampunk inventions never stick to a particular name. A specialized set of oculars could be called "glassicles" (Soulless), or a special type of bendable glass can be called a "flexiglass," or a 19th century recording device could be a "speakograph" or an "audiograph" (Bioshock) or a "voxophone" (Bioshock Infinite). Find an invention (preferably something before the 20th century) and name it something new. Then provide a description of it without telling me what it's originally called. 200 words minimum.
B) Mad Inventions - If you are feeling particularly craftsy, draw or put together an invention of some sort. It doesn't have to work (heaven forbid you want to try constructing a sonic death ray...), but provide me a picture of your invention, name it, and give me a very brief description of what it does.
C) Elements of Steam - John Coulthart's definition of "steampunk" is hardly the end-all, be-all of the subgenre. However, it's a good starting point. Chances are there will be a work of fiction, or a movie, or a game, or a television show that has a combination of these elements, but is not typically considered "steampunk". Give an example of something from fiction or the media that has steampunk elements but isn't specifically categorized as such. Describe your example. 200 words minimum.
A) Constants and Variables - Steampunk inventions never stick to a particular name. A specialized set of oculars could be called "glassicles" (Soulless), or a special type of bendable glass can be called a "flexiglass," or a 19th century recording device could be a "speakograph" or an "audiograph" (Bioshock) or a "voxophone" (Bioshock Infinite). Find an invention (preferably something before the 20th century) and name it something new. Then provide a description of it without telling me what it's originally called. 200 words minimum.
B) Mad Inventions - If you are feeling particularly craftsy, draw or put together an invention of some sort. It doesn't have to work (heaven forbid you want to try constructing a sonic death ray...), but provide me a picture of your invention, name it, and give me a very brief description of what it does.
C) Elements of Steam - John Coulthart's definition of "steampunk" is hardly the end-all, be-all of the subgenre. However, it's a good starting point. Chances are there will be a work of fiction, or a movie, or a game, or a television show that has a combination of these elements, but is not typically considered "steampunk". Give an example of something from fiction or the media that has steampunk elements but isn't specifically categorized as such. Describe your example. 200 words minimum.
Extra Credit Part 2 (6 points max)
TRIVIA TIME!
Below I have included three pictures of "steampunk" elements in popular culture. Identify where they come from and--if applicable--what they are. Each identification is worth 3 points (so yes, you have bonus points available to you).
Below I have included three pictures of "steampunk" elements in popular culture. Identify where they come from and--if applicable--what they are. Each identification is worth 3 points (so yes, you have bonus points available to you).