EDUC 205: Children’s Literature & the Writing Process Day 14: Fantasy

Schedule Observation 3 Ryan’s peer teaching lesson Fantasy: Characteristics and Evaluation Midterm grades and review lesson plan reflection components

Fantasy Charlotte’s Web Tuck Everlasting The Giver The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Alice in Wonderland Winnie the Pooh Peter Pan A Wrinkle in Time The Hobbit Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Fantasy Characteristics Universal questions Creative and ingenious plot Believable story Internal consistency

Types of Modern Fantasy Stories Animal – Charlotte’s Web Toys and Dolls – Winnie the Pooh Eccentric Characters – Mary Poppins Extraordinary Worlds – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Magical Powers – The Chocolate Touch Time-shift – Tuck Everlasting High Fantasy – Chronicles of Narnia Science Fiction – The Giver

Coming Soon… Finish Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Look at ALA Banned Books website: be ready to report one thing you learned /bannedbooksweek.htm Bring a fantasy book with written evaluation

Lesson Plan Reflection Components How did the students respond to the lesson and activities? Give specifics. Hypothesize why. Analysis of final product(s) at the individual and whole class level. What does your assessment show? Did the students reach the objectives? If not, hypothesize why. Metacognitive thoughts and actions: What did you change during the lesson? Why did you change these things? What will you change in the future? How will you follow up this lesson?