Fantasy Literature For Children (ENG3464)
Semester 2 / 2014

Texts

y separately published work icon Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park , Melbourne : Nelson , 1980 Z47803 1980 single work novel young adult fantasy (taught in 5 units) When Abigail joins in the game of Beatie Bow she is transported back in time to a Sydney of the late 19th century where she meets the Bow family, whose fate she can predict, but which she is powerless to change.

Description

Fantasy has long been the realm of childhood. This unit examines the fantasy literature of the past in traditional folk and tales as well as modern fantasy literature. It focuses on the historical, cultural and literary contexts of the older fantasy literature, and considers the socio-cultural contexts of modern fantasy, both for children and for adolescents.

Assessment

Essay on fantasy literature or Short Story Creative Response to fantasy literature 40%

Exercise: Leading Discussion Board 20%

Examination 40%

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