ShowID

510

Event Date:

8/16/2006

Length:

00:57:04

Category:

GSU Telecourse

Producer

GSU

Project

Literature For Children and Adolescents

Comments

Comments: Discusses modern fantasy as the natural outgrowth of folk and fairy tales. The lesson identifies essential qualities of fantasy, including impossible occurrences, characters that cannot exist, self-contained logic, and wholeness of conception. Viewers are introduced to the five major themes of modern fantasy: Talking Animals, Toys, Strange and Curious Worlds, Little People, and Time Warps. Highlights include a discussion on Science Fiction as a popular form of fantasy. Featured author: Jane Yolen

LocalID:

DVDLCA11

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Schedule Information:

This show is not currently scheduled.