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ENGL 1405 Unit 6
March 7-13
Unit 6: Fantasy
Topics
Fantasy
Re-visioning
Character Analysis
Learning Objectives
Apply class techniques for improvement in their over-all academic and
life enhancements.
Strengthen verbal and visual literacy.
Discuss given readings while applying techniques learned for
Synthesis
Tasks
Peer-assess Unit 5 Written Assignment
Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
Make entries to the Learning Journal
Take the Self-Quiz
Take the Graded Quiz Introduction
This unit will focus on the Fantasy genre. The notes for the unit involve how to re-vision something that was already created. The discussion focuses around character and how they affect
the story. The Learning Journal will have you re-vision the story you wrote the last time.
This unit also features a Graded Quiz on the subjects from Units 1-6. It is strongly recommended
that you take the Self-Quiz before attempting the Graded Quiz.
Reading Assignment
The reading assignments for this unit are:
ENGL 1405 Unit 6 PDF / PowerPoint – Re-Visioning.
Also, you are responsible for reading ONE of the following:
The Valor of Cappen Varra by Poul Anderson
(https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29542/29542-h/29542-h.htm)
The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger by L. Frank Baum (PDF)
Hello, Moto by Nnedi Okorafor
(http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/11/hello-moto)
The Fire in Your Sky by Ibi Zoboi
(http://crossedgenres.com/archives/033-villains/the-fire-in-your-sky-byibi-
zoboi/)
The Wicker Husband by Ursula Willis-Jones
(http://mail.eastoftheweb.com/shortstories/UBooks/WickHusb726.shtml)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
(http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-ofwalter-mitty-2)
Alice’s Adventures Underground by Lewis Carroll (PDF)
Jeremy and the Magic Lobster by Matthew Licht
(http://www.eastoftheweb.com/shortstories/UBooks/JereMagi942.shtml)
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
(http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/RipVan.shtml)
Conan and the Castle of Terror by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter (PDF)
Discussion Assignment
For your Discussion Assignment, you will discuss your favorite character from the story you read and explain why the character is your favorite? In addition, you must extend the discussion by responding to at least three (3) of your peers’ postings in the Discussion Forum and by rating their posts.
Instructions for proper posting and rating are provided inside the Discussion Forum for each week.
Learning Journal
For this Learning Journal, you will revise the creative short story you wrote in Unit 5. You will write it in a different genre. It can be as little as 500 words or as much as 1000 words. Your paper
will be graded on your style of composition, use of literary elements for storytelling and how well you have been able to modify the previous story to suit the new genre. Please read the
rubric to find out how you are going to be graded.
Assessment criteria for this assignment are located on the home page in Unit 6 Learning Journal.
Self-Quiz
The Self-Quiz gives you an opportunity to self-assess your knowledge of what you have learned so far. The results of the Self-Quiz do not count towards your final grade, but the quiz is an important part of the University's learning process and it is expected that you will take it to ensure understanding of the materials presented. Reviewing and analyzing your results will help you perform better on future Graded Quizzes and the Final Exam. Please access the Self-Quiz on the main course homepage; it will be listed inside the Unit.
Graded Quiz
The Graded Quiz will test your knowledge of all the materials learned thus far. The results of the quiz will count towards your final grade.
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Please access the Graded Quiz on the main course homepage; it will be listed inside the Unit. After you click on it, the quiz's introduction will inform you of any time or attempt limits in place. Good luck!
Checklist
Peer-assess Unit 5 Written Assignment
Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
Make entries to the Learning Journal
Take the Self-Quiz
Take the Graded Quiz