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The document outlines a lesson plan to introduce students to the characteristics of fantasy genre. It includes learning objectives, teaching strategies, and resources. The lesson involves an introduction where students identify elements of fantasy, viewing a stimulus video. Students then work in groups analyzing fantasy books, identifying elements like magical powers and impossible events. Finally, students create illustrations and write dialogue to demonstrate understanding of descriptive language in fantasy.

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The document outlines a lesson plan to introduce students to the characteristics of fantasy genre. It includes learning objectives, teaching strategies, and resources. The lesson involves an introduction where students identify elements of fantasy, viewing a stimulus video. Students then work in groups analyzing fantasy books, identifying elements like magical powers and impossible events. Finally, students create illustrations and write dialogue to demonstrate understanding of descriptive language in fantasy.

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Lesson objectives and Teaching strategies and Resources

checks for understanding learning activities


Lesson 1 Introduction: Digital stimulus
Ask students if they know
Reinforcing understanding of what a fantasy is, and see if Table for recording Fantasy
previous explicit teaching, they can correctly identify elements in picture books
observe that students any fantasy books or movies
remembered and could they may have seen. Picture books
examine the elements of a
fantasy. Discuss elements of the
fantasy genre with students
Questioning will ensure I will and see if they fit in with the
know that the students are books/movies the students
able to observe texts and identified.
relate the information to
what has been taught about (Explicit Teaching)
Fantasy before moving to Elements include
work in small groups. -Characters have magical
powers, e.g., Harry Potter,
-Setting can take place in
faraway places or in another
land eg, Star Wars
-Magic is used to achieve
something impossible e.g.,
cinderella (turning a
pumpkin into a carriage)
-Animals or objects can have
human characteristics e.g.,
Beauty and the Beast;
candle, teapot.
- Fictional story contains
events that could not
happen in real life
-Contains characters that are
good and evil

Show the stimulus video to


students to further immerse
them into the concept of
fantasy.

As a gradual release of
responsibility-
Start with a teacher lead
discussion
-ask students what they
noticed about the images
and clips shown in the
stimulus and how it is
evident that they are a
fantasy. Prompt them when
needed to ensure
understanding.
Replay the stimuli if needed,
pausing to deconstruct
images to reinforce point.
Lesson objective/learning Body:
goal: Introduce the (Group work)
characteristics of a fantasy.Students work in small
groups moving around a
Identify characteristic series of stations, at each
features used in imaginative one there is a different
texts to meet the purpose fantasy picture book,
of the text (ACELY1690) students will fill out a
+ template which shows how
describing the language each book fits into the
which authors use to create Fantasy genre and why.
imaginary worlds.
(shared learning)
Make connections between As a class we will discuss,
the ways different authors compare and contrast the
may represent similar way different authors and
storylines, ideas and illustrators have used words
relationships (ACELT1602) and images to create
+ meaning, interest and build
commenting on how tension and how the period
authors have established of the time influences the
setting and period in story.
different cultures and times
and the relevance of
characters, actions and
beliefs to their own time.

Examine literature by
noticing how different
authors and illustrators have
demonstrated the elements
of a fantasy in their books
Evidence of learning: Conclusion:
I will assess that students
were able to understand my Students will work through
explicit teaching about the two more stations
elements of a fantasy and individually.
reinforce it by filling out theThe first will be a picture
table, showing they can book with the picture
recognise elements in covered up, they will take on
written text. the role of the illistrator and
use the description given bu
The last activity should show the author to create an
evidence of building on their illustration to match.
learning about vocabulary
from the last lesson and how Next they will examine a
it can be used to increase picture book with a page of
creative visualisation. I will text covered up they will use
look to see that students the picture to guide them to
have replaced words like write the dialogue to match.
said, or very and basic
descriptions like 'happy, sad,
big, small with more
advanced descriptions when
taking on the role of the
author.

It will show that they can


Identify characteristic
features used in imaginative
texts

Bibliography

Information on the elements of a fairy tale: Nording, D. The story elements and components
of the fantasy genre. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ITIW4hBSQ

Idea for lesson from content descriptors https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-


curriculum/english/
Appendix 1

Book name Did the Did the story Is magic is Did the Does the story Contains
characters have take place in a used to characters have contains characters that
magical powers? far away land or achieve unrealistic or events that are good and
If so who, and another world? something impossible could not evil?
what were they? What was it? impossible? features? Who happen in real
What was it? were they and life? What
what were were they?
they?
1.
2.
3.
4.

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