I. Identify and define the genre and genre conventions (rules/elements) that are applicable to this text: define the science fiction genre and its major features. Use sources that tell you about the science fiction genre in this section.
II. Explain the relationship of this text to its genre—provide specific examples from the text of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect to explain how MPI is a science fiction novel. Use the Science Fiction Genre Elements document as a list of the elements of science fiction to help you with this section. Use The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect as the source in this section. Use the analytical writing assignments that you have already written as a first draft for this section.
III. Use some specific style elements to demonstrate how this is a science fiction novel—use specific passages from the novel to show how Williams used character, plot, language usage, tone, etc. to create a science fiction novel. Use The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect as a source. Refer to the StyleAnalysisGuide.pdf and to Science Fiction Genre Elements for this section. You do not need to write about every kind of style element. Just choose a few, which as character, plot, and tone.
IV. Discuss the wider significance of the science fiction genre and the wider significance of this text in particular. Use the text of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect along with outside sources about the importance and significance of science fiction
