1. Notes and Vocabulary

3. Characters who have special powers or abilities

4. Challenges or dangerous situations http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=s8Mwzq3Wqqo

5. Perfect society

6. Travel through time or space http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z33-qOXOWS4

7. Unexplainable, mysterious events http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=iyFijjikkeM

8. Scientific or technological knowledge (advanced technology) http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_50cvliazBU

9. Themes such as “good vs. evil”, freedom, etc.

10. Futuristic events and/0r setting

11. Symbols representing ideas

12. Unusual literary devices such as foreshadowing, rare vocabulary, metaphors, and simile Examples: Artificial Intelligence Cyborg http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=QoMQKumx7Z o

13. Star Wars Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Planet of the Apes War of the Worlds Wall-E E.T.

15. Includes characters with magical powers http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc

16. Often (not always!) set in medieval times

17. Possibly involves mythical beings (ex. wizards) http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE

18. Contains elements that are unrealistic (ex. talking animals) http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Wek5UClasY8& feature=related

19. Tuck Everlasting Harry Potter Peter Pan Alice in Wonderland The Hobbit Mary Poppins