What is Fantasy?
Grade 6th Grade · ELA · 15 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can define the characteristics of the fantasy genre.
Warm-Up Video
Molding Minds · 5:24
Fiction Book Genres - What Is Fantasy
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
A fiction genre called fantasy includes wizards, dragons, unicorns, elves, and other unreal things.
- 2
Fantasy stories often take place in a made-up universe or a made-up version of the real world with new rules, and strange things happen because of magic.
- 3
Modern fantasy differs from traditional fantasy because it has a real, known author, unlike myths and legends that were shared by people long ago.
Practice Questions
3 questions · Multiple choice
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Name 3 characteristics of the fantasy genre.”
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