Magical story maps

Put the ‘creative’ back into creative writing — turn a blank piece of paper into a map of a magical land! 

Excursion Type

Virtual excursion

Magical story maps

Excursion Summary

Stage 2
Stage 3
English
Duration: 
45 minutes

Details

In the fantasy novel tradition, students will tell an epic adventure story by creating a hero character to journey across their map, encountering dangerous obstacles and mythical beasts along the way.  

Perfect for all students from reluctant writers to budding authors, this virtual excursion will encourage your students to think imaginatively and use a different set of skills to express themselves. 

Curriculum outcomes

English 
  • EN2-UARL-01 Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts 
  • EN3-UARL-01 Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts 

PLEASE NOTE

This session, artworks, film and sound clips are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced or used in any way without the express written consent of the State Library of NSW. 

Booking Details

Cost 

Free 

Duration 

45 minutes 

  

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