PPT-Sci Fi / Fantasy Lit November 5-6, 2015

Hello and welcome and Happy Todays agenda Read The Night Wire Visualizing a short story Writing description Terms to remember Ambiguity when things are unclear Uncanny Valley. 2 Fa Fa ther ther up up bove bove is is look look ing ing down down in in love love So So be be care care ful ful lit lit tle tle eyes ears what what you you see Obe hear Additional verses O be careful little mouth what you say O be careful little Revising& November November November November PI/PDsrole November November November Novemberstatement Stories with elements that violate . the natural, physical laws . of our known world.. Traditional fantasy. Oral tradition (myths, legends, folk stories, tall tales, etc.). Modern fantasy. Written. Stories where we know the author (literary fairy tales, fantasy novels, fantasy picture books, etc.). Portal Quest, Immersive, Intrusion, and Liminal. An Introduction to the Genre. Types of Fantasy. There are four generally accepted types of fantasy: the portal-quest, the immersive, the intrusion, and the liminal.. Vocabulary. Key Vocabulary/Concept. Definition. adages. An old, short saying that is generally accepted to have some truth to it. (. The early bird gets the worm. Better safe than sorry. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Week 1. Day 1. Vocabulary. Fantasy:. fantasy is fiction that contains unrealistic or unworldly elements, such as magic. It includes modern fantasy (which has a known author) and science fiction.. Fiction:. Day 3. Connection:. We have read a variety of literary and informational texts this year. . During . this unit, we will focus on exploring a specific type of literary text, the genre of fantasy. .. Today we will identify the characteristics of fantasy and analyze a story to determine if it is a good example of this genre.. By: Natalie Grimes, Seneca King and Alexa Shannon. General Characteristics. Modern Fantasy is described as being a fictional story with highly fanciful or supernatural elements that would be impossible in real life.. Fantasy is imaginative narrative that explores alternative realities. Fantasy. suspends disbelief. suspends scientific explanations and natural laws. is unaccountable to the known world. source: Cullinan & Galda, 1994, p. 199. Chapter 6. Compression. Say as much as possible as briefly as possible. Not that good stories are brief. Nothing is wasted, and each word is chosen for maximum effectiveness (careful selectivity). Every element must do as much as possible (i.e. illustrate character . MYTH. A traditional story, which may describe the origins of the world and/or of a people. . An attempt to explain mysteries, supernatural events, and cultural traditions. . Sometimes sacred in nature, a myth can involve gods or other creatures.. Fantasy writers use nonfiction to help them develop ideas for their novels . Jane Yolen, the author of . Merlin and the Dragons. and many other fantasy titles, talks about how much research she does for her fantasy books. She has mentioned that she often has flower guidebooks and geography texts and other reference books around when she writes fantasy. She say sometimes it’s because she wants to get the . Crown and Griffin Books Fiction Genre Sales Report Summary This month, Crown and Griffin sold $14,110 in fiction books alone – just over half of our total revenue. We sell five genres of books: classics, mystery, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, and young adult.