This lesson is designed to help middle school students understand the Fantasy Genre in literature.  What makes fantasy different than realistic fiction or historical fiction.  They will learn the elements of fantasy and then act out a short 5 minute fantasy using those elements.  

This is a short video describing what some of the aspects of the Fantasy Genre. It is engaging for upper elementary and lower middle school aged students. It touches on magic, other worlds, magic creatures, quest, good vs evil.

This lesson plan explores elements of wonder, distortion, fantasy, and whimsy in The Nursery "Alice," Lewis Carroll's adaptation for younger readers of his beloved classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.