During period 3, please write an opening to your fantasy story. It should be based or set in your fantasy setting created from last class. You can add details to your previous idea, but you cannot change it.
To begin, follow these steps in order:
1. Determine your audience. Are you writing for young children just learning to read? Or other teenagers? Or adults? Are you writing for girls or boys? Make a decision. This answer will affect your tone, diction, and voice in your story. Write who your intended audience is in your heading!
2. Look over your notes from last class. Who is likely to be your protagonist?
3. Decide on a moment in this character's life when the status quo changes. It's a normal day in this world for this character when suddenly something happens. What is that something?
4. Write only your first scene of your story. If you finish early check out these videos (or any of the videos you did not watch from last class!) NOTE: I will assume you are done with your first scene if I see you playing these videos:
How to Write Science Fiction/Fantasy (4.5 min.)
The importance of Setting (3 min.)
Writing with Jane: Point of View (5 min.)
How to dominate writer's block (3 min.)
Why I Write About Elves (Terry Brooks) (Ted Talk, 13 min.)
By the end of 3rd period, we will stop where we are and go next door to start the film Legend (1985) directed by Ridley Scott. Here is some information:
Writer: William Hjorstberg
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Sound/Music: Jerry Goldsmith (director's cut) or Tangerine Dream (theatrical release)
Special Effects Supervisor: Nick Allder & crew
Characters:
Jack (Tom Cruise)
Lili (Mia Sara)
Darkness (Tim Curry)
Honeythorn Gump (David Bennent)
Screwball (Billy Barty)
Brown Tom (Cork Hubbert)
Oona (Annabelle Lanyon)
Blix (Alice Playten)
Pox (Peter O'Farrell)
Blunder (Kiran Shaw)
Meg Mucklebones (Robert Picardo)
Nell (Tina Martin)
As we watch, examine the film's Heroic journey. Identify the moments for Jack & Lili's heroic journeys and fantasy archetypes (such as the quest, adventure, romance, transformation, or metamorphosis)
HOMEWORK: None. If you did not complete scene #1 of your fantasy story project, please complete it before next class.
To begin, follow these steps in order:
1. Determine your audience. Are you writing for young children just learning to read? Or other teenagers? Or adults? Are you writing for girls or boys? Make a decision. This answer will affect your tone, diction, and voice in your story. Write who your intended audience is in your heading!
2. Look over your notes from last class. Who is likely to be your protagonist?
3. Decide on a moment in this character's life when the status quo changes. It's a normal day in this world for this character when suddenly something happens. What is that something?
4. Write only your first scene of your story. If you finish early check out these videos (or any of the videos you did not watch from last class!) NOTE: I will assume you are done with your first scene if I see you playing these videos:
How to Write Science Fiction/Fantasy (4.5 min.)
The importance of Setting (3 min.)
Writing with Jane: Point of View (5 min.)
How to dominate writer's block (3 min.)
Why I Write About Elves (Terry Brooks) (Ted Talk, 13 min.)
By the end of 3rd period, we will stop where we are and go next door to start the film Legend (1985) directed by Ridley Scott. Here is some information:
Writer: William Hjorstberg
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Sound/Music: Jerry Goldsmith (director's cut) or Tangerine Dream (theatrical release)
Special Effects Supervisor: Nick Allder & crew
Characters:
Jack (Tom Cruise)
Lili (Mia Sara)
Darkness (Tim Curry)
Honeythorn Gump (David Bennent)
Screwball (Billy Barty)
Brown Tom (Cork Hubbert)
Oona (Annabelle Lanyon)
Blix (Alice Playten)
Pox (Peter O'Farrell)
Blunder (Kiran Shaw)
Meg Mucklebones (Robert Picardo)
Nell (Tina Martin)
As we watch, examine the film's Heroic journey. Identify the moments for Jack & Lili's heroic journeys and fantasy archetypes (such as the quest, adventure, romance, transformation, or metamorphosis)
HOMEWORK: None. If you did not complete scene #1 of your fantasy story project, please complete it before next class.
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