Distant Worlds: Science Fiction and Fantasy · Narrative Reading
World Building and Allegory
Investigating how authors create believable settings that serve as allegories for real world events.
Key Questions
- 1How does an author establish the rules of an imaginary world without slowing down the plot?
- 2In what ways can a fictional society serve as a warning for our own future?
- 3How do the physical laws of a fantasy world reflect the moral choices of its characters?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Reading - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Distant Worlds: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Period: Narrative Reading
Suggested Methodologies
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