Before fleshing out their stories, however, students are asked to construct actual maps of their ‘fantasyland’ – and then to write a travelogue describing the setting in vivid detail. This initial fantasizing encourages students to be wildly inventive in creating the drama, ogres, villains, heroes and heroines featured in their story, and on the way they learn about the mythic journey.
Adventures in Fantasy: Lessons and Activities in Narrative and Descriptive Writing, Grades 5-9
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Book Details
Author(s)John Gust
PublisherJossey-Bass
ISBN / ASIN0787992909
ISBN-139780787992903
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank742,572
CategoryEducation
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Adventures in Fantasy offers an exciting approach to teaching narrative and descriptive writing that stimulates a student’s creativity and imagination. Filled with mini-lessons, reading projects, and hands-on writing activities, the book shows teachers step-by-step how to introduce students to the “magic†of creating a complete story in the fantasy/adventure genre.
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