Hey people,
I hope you are surviving lockdown. Finding things to do, avoiding boredom, and helping your family are all great things to do during this tough time. Fingers crossed we come out of it soon!
As I have mentioned in my previous post my literacy group is diving deep into different genres doing fun and exciting tasks. So far we have looked at; horror, sci-fi, and now, fantasy. Fantasy is possibly my favourite genre it is so extensive and there are copious different cliches that make it what it is.
Yesterday we were focusing on the different cliches in fantasy, a video helped us identify the following. They are pretty much displayed in all fantasies, there is/are:
- The Chosen One
- The Prophecy
- The Dark Lord
- The Wise Old Wizard
- Mythical Creatures
- Magical Items
- Different Races
- Magic Spells]
- Old English Accents
- Haunted Forests
These are listed from most common to least common, of course, there are other things too like; Strange Spellings & Fictional Languages, A Bumbling Idiot, and so on. Anyway, let's get to the task. Our task was to choose a fantasy series, film, novel, short story, etc, and to write in-depth about how the cliches are shown. Then we had to create our own character and try to fit it into the story. Does it change the whole storyline? If so in a good or bad way?
Here is mine:
Thanks for taking the time to read it, here are a few questions:
What is your favourite fantasy novel, film, etc?
How about your favourite task you've had to do in lockdown?
What did you learn from my post?
See ya later!
Soph :D
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