This document outlines a unit plan for teaching 5th grade students about the fantasy genre in literature. It includes analyzing the learners, stating objectives aligned with state standards, and describing the media, materials, lessons, projects and activities that will be used each day of the unit. Students will read fantasy books of their choosing, take a quiz, create a drawing project, and do a reader's theater performance. Their participation and understanding of fantasy elements will be evaluated through these exercises.

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2. T O P I C : FA N TA S Y – G E N R E I N C H I L D R E N ’ S
L I T E R AT U R E
A U D I E N C E – 5 T H G R A D E E L E M E N TA RY

3. Analyze Learners
 These students are between 10 and 11 years of age
 They are in their last year of elementary school
 Most of them have already acquired some previous
knowledge of the elements of literature
 This unit will help them to further understand these
elements, how they apply to the genre of Fantasy

4. Analyze Learners
 I chose this genre, not because it is necessarily my
favorite
 But because it has been proven that Fantasy is the
best genre for children; it is also the most popular
 Fantasy allows children to leave the world of the
concrete and expand their imaginations

5. State Objectives
Reading and English Language Arts - Content Standards and Objectives
for the State of West Virginia
Reading:
RLA.O.5.1.2 - use a variety of strategies (e.g., etymology, context clues,
affixes, synonyms, antonyms) to increase grade-appropriate
vocabulary.
RLA.O.5.1.2 - select defining characteristics construct background knowledge and develop
reading skills to understand a variety of literary passages and informational
texts by West Virginia, national and international authors: myth, fantasies,
biographies, autobiographies, science, fiction, tall tales, supernatural tales,
and historical fiction.
RLA.O.5.1.9 - determine the elements of literature (e.g., characterization,
conflict, plot) to construct meaning and recognize
author’s/reader’s purpose.

6. State Objectives
Reading and English Language Arts - Content Standards and Objectives
for the State of West Virginia
Writing:
RLA.O.5.2.3 - from a prompt, use the writing process to develop a 3-5
paragraph composition with an introductory paragraph,
supporting detail paragraph(s), and concluding paragraph
that incorporates specific, relevant details.
RLA.O.5.3.1 - exhibit effective oral communication skills (e.g., rate, audience, etiquette,
Standard English) through the presentation of: readers theater, choral
reading, personal narratives, recitations (poetry, historical documents), or
dramatizations.

7. Media and Material
- Many popular fantasy books have been made into films
- Clips of a few films (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and The
Spiderwick Chronicles) will be shown in class, to show what
exactly goes on in a fantasy story
- This follows the CSO RLA.O.5.1.2, it says to provide works by national
and international authors
- J.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings is from
Bloemfontein, South Africa . J.R. Rowling, the author of Harry
Potter, is from Great Britain, and the author of the Spiderwick
chronicles is from the United States.

8. Media and Material
 Some other media and materials that may be used in the
classroom during this unit :
- Costumes
- Common objects from fantasy books (i.e. wand, a
wizard’s hat, a ring, a sword, etc)
- Video clips from fantasy books made into movies
-Handouts that we made by me, and handouts from
online resources

9. Utilizing Media and Materials
 Day One:
- Intro to Unit/ Review of literary elements
- Overview of what Fantasy is, how its elements are different from other
genres
- Use of PowerPoint/Bulletin Board
- (RLA.O.5.1.5. and RLA.O.5.1.9)
- Book report assignment; each student must choose a work of fantasy to
read throughout week and present their book to the class on day 9

10. Utilizing Media and Materials
 Day Two:
Second half of Fantasy Power Point
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Work sheet about elements of Fantasy
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They will be warned about upcoming quiz
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(RLA.O.5.1.5 and RLA.O.5.1.9.)
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Fantasy Crossword and Fantasy Word Search for Extra Credit
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Day Three:
Quiz on elements of literature pertaining to Fantasy
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Watching video Clips
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Reading time for individual books will be given everyday
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Checking notes on books
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11. Utilizing Media and Materials
 Day Six:
Review of elements of fantasy
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Go over quiz and handouts using Document Camera
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Worksheet that helps them organize the elements of their individual books to help them
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with book report
Day Seven and Eight:
Project: Drawing Fantasy
- Students will have to create their own fantasy story line and illustrate it, either in groups
or individually
- (RLA.O.5.2.3)
- They will have the opportunity to present this project to the class (RLA.O.5.3.1)

12. Utilizing Media and Materials
 Day Nine:
To reduce stress, the children were not told they will present their book report
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to the class
Today they will present to the class their book
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Afterwards, since it is the last day of the unit, the class with choose a scene
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from a fantasy book, and they have a reader’s theatre (act the scene out) using
whatever props they wish to use that are available in the class room
RLA.O.5.3.1.
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13. Participation & Evaluation
 The learners will have participation grades fro all of the projects done
in the week
 The learners will be interested in the topic because it is new and
involves a lot of imagination, and they will have incentive to do well
 The students will be evaluated on how much effort they put into their
projects, quizzes, worksheets, and book report; it will be obvious
whether or not they have grasped the elements of the unit

14. Conclusion
Now you know all about my unit plan !
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