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Fiction • Fantasy
Rain, rain, go away, thought Brianna as she gazed out the window
in science class. She wanted to play four square at recess.
Mr. Okano was describing the water cycle. “Higher temperatures
speed up evaporation,” he explained.
I wish this rain would get vaporized, Brianna thought, crossing her
fingers. Suddenly the room became uncomfortably warm.
“Brianna, would you please open a window?” asked Mr. Okano,
fanning his forehead.
Brianna opened the window and looked out. The playground
was sizzling, and clouds of steam were rolling off it!
She crossed her fingers again and wished for condensation,
followed by precipitation. A blast of chilly air came through the
window as the steam formed a cloud over the playground and
released a flurry of snow. Snowflakes hit the hot playground,
and, as quickly as they had appeared, they melted.
“I wish for runoff and infiltration,”
muttered Brianna, crossing her
fingers again. The water quickly
ran into the surrounding grass
and disappeared, just as the
sun came out. Brianna
hastily uncrossed her
fingers. Rrrrring!
Time for four square,
Brianna thought—thanks
to the water cycle!
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Chart A / Fiction / Fantasy
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Chart B
Deconstruction Organizer
Prewriting a Fantasy
Purpose
Audience
Why did the writer write this story?
Who will read this story?
Working Title
Setting
What title tells the general topic?
Where and when does the story take
place?
Characters
Fantasy Elements
Who are they?
What makes this a fantasy?
Plot
What is the situation? What complicates the situation? How is it resolved?
Mondo Pathways to Writing 5 · 4 Chart B / Fantasy
Chart C
Prewriting Organizer
Prewriting a Fantasy
Purpose
Audience
Why am I writing this story?
Who will read my story?
Working Title
Setting
What title tells the general topic?
Where and when does the story take
place?
Characters
Fantasy Elements
Who are they?
What makes this a fantasy?
Plot
What is the situation? What complicates the situation? How is it resolved?
Mondo Pathways to Writing 5 · 4 Chart C / Fantasy
Chart D
Prewriting Organizer
Prewriting a Fantasy
Purpose
Audience
Why did the writer write this story?
Who will read this story?
Working Title
Setting
What title tells the general topic?
What will the setting be like—realistic
or fantastic?
Characters
Fantasy Elements
Who are they? Will they be realistic
or fantastic?
What makes this a fantasy?
Plot
What is the situation? What complicates the situation? How is it resolved?
Mondo Pathways to Writing 5 · 4 Chart D / Fantasy
Chart E
Drafting Organizer
Drafting a Fantasy
Opening—Setting the Scene
Event 1
Conflict or complications are introduced.
Event 2
Event 3
Conclusion
Conflict or complications are resolved.
Mondo Pathways to Writing 5 · 4 Chart E / Fantasy
Revising Rubric
Fantasy
Does my fantasy have a setting, characters, or events that
could not actually happen?
Does my fantasy have an exciting plot with a conflict and
complications that build to a high point and then are
resolved?
Does my opening make the reader want to read on?
Does my fantasy have interesting, colorful details that help
readers picture events and experience the story?
Do I show my story instead of telling it?
Do my story ideas flow from one paragraph to the next?
Have I read my writing aloud to make sure it makes sense?
Mondo Pathways to Writing 5 · 4 Revising Rubric / Fantasy