Modern Fantasy can be classified into two categories: low fantasy and high fantasy. Low fantasy stories take place in the real world but magical elements make them impossible. Books in the low fantasy category include Charlotte's web and The tale of Peter Rabbit. Both of these stories include talking animals, which make them impossible to be real stories, even though they take place in the real world. High fantasy takes information and experiences from the real world and projects them into an "other world." Some examples to high fantasy are The lord of the Rings and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The worlds in these books (Middle earth and Narina) are magical "other worlds" created by the authors.
In my opinion, Modern Fantasy is a genre that many children enjoy. I personally enjoy reading modern fantasy. Fantasy books can teach children ideas that would otherwise be difficult to convey to young readers.
Here are a few Modern Fantasy themes:
Animal Fantasy
Dreams
Fairies
Fantasy
Ghoasts
Good & Evil
Heroes/Superheros
Supernatural
Toys
Witches
Time Travel
Activity
Modern Fantasy can be created with a good imagination and some key words to get started. Each student will be given a worksheet with the words WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY on it. This exercise will get them started writing their own story.
As they use thie imaginations the will answer questions associated with the guide words. For example;
WHO are the most important people or characters?
WHAT is the problem or what went wrong ?
WHEN did it happen?
WHERE did it happen?
WHY did they do what they did in the story which has been created?
Writing an original story will give the students a chance to create their own adventure that they will love.They can enhance this writing project by letting their characters take on extraordinary characteristics like flying, turning different colors, disapearing in thin air and becoming an animal or other form of life. Imagination is the key to staying interested and if these students stay interested they will want to read and write more.
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