The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, for example Writers, librarians The students go swimming in a lake and discover an underwater city like the lost city of Atlantis. The students accidentally get trapped on board a space craft and travel to another galaxy and another world. The students shrink to the size of an ant and view their own world in a new way. The students travel through time to visit a world of the past, or one of the future. Create the world in the students imagination through storytelling.
Students can work individually, in small groups, or as a large group.
Once the students have settled on a world, have them think about what they want to say about this fantasy world. Refer back to come of the common themes of fantasy novels and stories. Once the students have some ideas about their new world and what it means to them, have them list as many details as they can about that world. Use paint, collage, mixed media. These can be individual or group projects.