2. Daily Lesson Discuss new writing assignment. Show/explain examples Brainstorm ideas for assignment
3. Project: This project is going to introduce our Genre section of writing. We will start with the topics of Fantasy, Myth, Legend or Adventure.
4. Fantasy: The free play of creative imagination. The imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters free play of creative imagination. Centralasian, Alice in Wonderland- Cover +, February 28th 2011, via Flickr
6. Legends: DEFINITION: A traditional historical tale (or collection of related tales) popularly regarded as true but usually containing a mixture of fact and fiction.
7. THE LEGEND OF THE SLEEPING BEAR “Long ago a great famine had spread over the land. Longingly, a mother bear and two famished cubs walked the shore on the Wisconsin side, gazing wistfully across the great lake at Michigan, which in those days was the land of plenty. Finally hunger overcame their timidness and the bears launched out, trying to swim to Michigan. As they got closer and closer to the Michigan shore, the mother's words of encouragement urged on the weary cubs. Legends:
8. Legends Pt.2 When only twelve miles from the land of plenty, the mother's heart was rent as she saw a babe sink and drown. With the remaining cub she struggled to gain the beach. Two miles of slow dragging and the second of her beloved cubs also perished. “ “The mother reached the beach, alone, and crept to a resting place where she lay down facing the restless waters that covered her lost ones.
9. Legends Pt.3 As she gazed, two beautiful islands slowly rose to mark the graves of the cubs. The Great Spirit Manitou created two islands to mark the spot where the cubs disappeared and then created a solitary dune to represent the faithful mother bear” Eyealexp, Sleeping bear dunes, February 24th, 2011, via Flickr
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11. Write down as many different movies, books, websites, comics, ect. That characterizes these genres of writing.
12. You will have 10 minutes to write as many examples you can think of.
16. Discussion: The answer is nothing, because this experiment is a Myth. It is said that if you mix the delicious popping candy, and a soda pop together, your stomach will explode. This myth has been put to the test many times, and has never harmed anybody. As you can see!
17. Myth Typically myths are those stories that are pass down by word of mouth. Many myths involve characters such as non-humans or use of Gods or monsters. Ex: Bed/closet monsters
18. Adventure: Ask yourself this… Does the main character scale large mountains, go on amazing adventures on land or at sea, overcome amazing obstacles, travel to never-before-seen places? It's action... it's adventure... and these authors offer unforgettable, pulse-bounding fiction and non-fiction literature?
25. Action & Adventure Literature - Genre." Books & Literature Classics. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://Used all pictures from clipartEmery, David. "Types of Folklore." Urban Legends. Web. 28 Feb. 2011 Schaetzl, Randall. "Legend of the Sleeping Bear." Department of Geography | Michigan State University. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.
