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MYP2. Unit 5.7

This document provides guidance for writing a 400-word fantasy story as a summative assessment. It outlines criteria in four areas: organizing ideas, producing creative texts, using varied vocabulary and grammar accurately. Students are instructed to choose a fantasy sub-genre and theme, decide on key story details like setting, characters and plot, and write an opening, descriptions and concluding paragraphs to craft their fantasy story. Guidance and writing prompts are provided for each step to help students meet the assessment criteria.

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MYP2. Unit 5.7

This document provides guidance for writing a 400-word fantasy story as a summative assessment. It outlines criteria in four areas: organizing ideas, producing creative texts, using varied vocabulary and grammar accurately. Students are instructed to choose a fantasy sub-genre and theme, decide on key story details like setting, characters and plot, and write an opening, descriptions and concluding paragraphs to craft their fantasy story. Guidance and writing prompts are provided for each step to help students meet the assessment criteria.

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ENLL Summative Assessment

UNIT 5: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?


Key concepts: Creativity
Related concepts: Genres, Characters, Theme, Setting
Global context: Personal and cultural expression

Activity: Write a fantasy of about 400 words or more.


Aim: To practice creative thinking and communication skills.
Assessment Criteria: B, C & D
Task Specific Clarification:
Objective B – Organizing
i. make use of organizational structures that serve the context and intention
effectively 
ii. effectively organize opinions and ideas in a coherent and logical manner with
ideas building on each other in a sophisticated way 
Objective C – Producing texts
i. produce texts that demonstrate insight, imagination and sensitivity while
exploring and reflecting critically on news perspectives and ideas arising from
personal engagement with the creative process.
ii. make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices,
demonstrating awareness of impact on an audience
iii. selects few relevant details and examples to develop ideas.
Objective D – Using language
i. use a varied range of appropriate vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of
expression
iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation with a considerable degree of accuracy;
errors do not hinder effective communication 
iv. writes with a considerable degree of accuracy; errors do not hinder effective
communication 
Task: Escape the chains of the real world. Jump into fantasy story-telling and write your
own fantasy of about 400 words or more.
Step 1: Choose a sub-genre and a theme for your fantasy.
The fantasy genre can be split into many sub-genres including:
- Epic Fantasy: This genre is set in a fictional world. Here the characters and even
the plot would include high elements of magic or fantasy.
- Urban Fantasy: The novel is set in an urban setting and normally in the present
day.
- YA Fantasy: These are fantasy novels targeting readers between the ages of 12 to
18.
- Fantasy Romance: This is a romantic story between characters which combines
elements of magic or fantasy.
- Historial Fantasy: The novel here is set in past historical periods, such as the pre-
19th century.
- Dark Fantasy: This is a type of fantasy that combines horror and frightening
themes, along with magical elements.
- Sci-Fi Fantasy: This is a combination of science-fiction or reasonable logic, along
with fantasy or make-believe elements.
- Low Fantasy: These stories are set in the real world, but with a small magical
twist.

Theme or Topic:
Behind every great fantasy novel is a spectacular idea. The idea doesn’t need to be
anything 100% new or original. You could simply take a basic idea from your favourite
book or movie, and add your own elements to it making it unique. But be careful not to
copy or plagiarise another author’s work! Here are some examples of fantasy story
ideas:
o Two friends take an adventure to find some treasure
o A boy discovers he is related to the dark lord of the underworld.
o An antique collector comes across a magical mirror from another world
You can read the fantasy writing prompts for more ideas.

 Your choice for the sub-genre and the theme....................................................................................


Step 2: Decide the most important details for your fantasy by answering the
following questions.
1. Setting: Where and when does the story take place? E.g. fantastical world, a
school in a castle, another planet, a kingdom that floats in a bubble, an
underwater city.
How would you like to develop your world?
* You may take a look at the fantasy world name generator for some inspirational world
name ideas.
 Your answers:

2. Characters with descriptions: Who are the main characters? What do they look
like? What are their roles in the story? What are their personality traits? What are
their strengths or weaknesses? What are their fears, goals or core beliefs? Do they
have any strange behavior?
* If you need inspiration for character names, see the list of fantasy characters.
 Your answers:

3. Plot: How does the story begin? How many big events are there in the fantasy?
What is the order of those events? Are there any flaws/mistakes made by the main
character?
* Climax: At this point, it is a good idea to consider real-world problems that your
readers might face. E.g. depression, social anxiety, eating disorders, poverty, magical
twist, perspective conflict, etc.
 Your answers:
Step 3: Write an opening paragraph
Think about how you will start your fantasy. More specifically, focus on the
opening line to grab the reader’s attention. You may start with a rhetorical question, an
interesting fact about your fantasy world, a short dialogue, an action scene, a dramatic
event or a conflict.
* If you plan on starting with a conflict, make sure this is a minor conflict, so the readers
can look forward to a bigger conflict later on in the story.
 Type your opening paragraph here:

Step 4: Create a paragraph for the setting and fantasy world


The first part of a fantasy normally introduces the setting with a description or a
hint towards the possible main conflict. Whether you make up your entire world or you
just add elements of magic on Earth, a detailed description of the world is neccessary. If
your story is set on present-day Earth, think about how magic has changed the world. If
the story is in a fictional world, describe this world in details.
* An extra tip is to use the five senses technique to describe this world (see, hear, feel,
taste and smell).
 Type your paragraph here:

Step 5: Introduce characters in a new paragraph


Present the main characters with the descriptions you noted in step 2. You should
create monotongue, dialogue and use powerful verbs for thoughts, actions, feelings to
portray the characters.
* Fantasy worlds normally run by their own rules. Common rules may relate to the use
of magic, money or currency and even how people live their lives. Rules can also be the
source of conflict in many fantasy stories. As a writer, it is important to write down the
rules of your fantasy world and stick to these throughout the story.
 Type your paragraph here:

Step 6: Develop the Plot and climax


It’s time to tell the plot in details.
* The climax is the point when the main conflict occurs, so this is likely in the middle
point or perhaps towards the end of your fantasy.
 Type the next paragraphs here:

Step 7: Write the ending


Your fantasy is almost complete, you just need a great ending to satisfy your
readers. Think about how your fantasy novel will end. Will it be a happy, sad or
cliffhanger ending?
* You can add a solution to the main conflict or a lesson realized by the main characters. 
 Type the ending here:

Step 8: Title your fantasy


The title of your fantasy novel may be the single most important thing you do.
Go back and read through each chapter of your fantasy before giving a title.
* Make sure your title is short, descriptive and relates to your core story idea.
 The title of your fantasy:

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