Animal Fantasy

During the past few weeks the students have been involved in a genre study of Animal Fantasy. Through this study they have leaned that Animal Fantasy is a story created in an author's imagination. The characters are animals that talk and often act like humans. The setting of the story is either a human dwelling, an animal home with human furnishings, or an animals natural home. The problem in the story is one that humans might have and it is solved in a way that humans might solve the problem. Upon completion of the unit the students put their knowledge to the test. Each student chose a book from the Animal Fantasy basket. After reading the book, the students created a diorama to demonstrate their understanding of the genre.

Finally, each student presented their diorama to the class and their classmates asked questions related to the characters, setting, problem, and solution. The students did a wonderful job and were very proud of their dioramas.
Essential Question: How do you know the story you chose is Animal Fantasy?
Common Core:  RL.2.1  Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. SL.2.4  Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.