Chapter 8 Discussion

Fictional readings were some of the my favorites to create during my school years. They gave me a chance to use my imagination and have no boundaries on what I read. The chapter describes 4 different categories that Fictional readings contain: Realistic, Contemporary, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. For me, reading realistic readings were my favorite. I think the reason that is is because I can relate to the characters or to the situations that the characters are going through. Like many other reading types, there is a plot, characters, conflict, theme, setting, etc. When reading realistic books the reader is drawn into the plot and setting because they are situations that can actually exist. It is intriguing to see the possibilities that can actually exist. When creating fictional stories in school though, I mostly focused on creating Fantasy stories. They were my favorite. There were no limits. There wasn't a situation that I couldn't create that happened in my stories that would stand out from the rest as being unbelievable because it was all unbelievable.



When teaching fantasy in the classroom, I will make sure that I give the students the chance to enhance their writing skills and helping their brain development by having them create their own fantasy works. Whether it is creating their own works of writings or illustrating pictures to go along with the stories, the students can show how they interpret the stories and how they visualize the stories. This brings out their inner creativity and excites the students feeling like they are contributing to the story and their work is being noticed.