Jules Verne

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/jules-verne

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Science Fiction: A genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, and time travel.
Voyages extraordinaires: A collection of 54 novels and short stories by Jules Verne, intended to survey all the scientific knowledge and geographical information available in the 19th century.
Literary Avant-garde: Experimental artistic and cultural movements that are novel and push boundaries, often challenging established norms.
Prescient: Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place; prophetic.