Designed to bring out the creative side of students, this supplemental workbook series helps students pull together the various elements that go into writing a whimsical story. Various activities introduce students to the art of creating a fantasies such as fairy and folk tales, animal stories, myths and legends, magical happening, magical worlds, science fiction, and a supernatural tale.

Topics include: creating characters; identifying names, sex, age, and form; including physical descriptions, creating a unique personality, incorporating occupations, values, families, and friends; recognizing strengths and weaknesses; and creating conflicts.

Other exercises focus on the writing process, including setting, plot, time and place, supporting characters, using riddles, and vocabulary. Additional units offer suggestions for using fantasy in a variety of writing assignments. Samples included.

PLEASE NOTE: this workbook is published by a secualr company; several units include magic and fantastical elements that some families may object to. The supernatural tale exercise refers to ghosts and horror stories.