Lesson overview

Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
science fantasy
worldbuilding
setting
Phoenix
S F Said
sci-fantasy
describing aliens
showing character emotion
physical detail
first impressions
describing behaviour
metaphor
simile
expansion
repetition
emphasis
subjectivity
judging
project
No science fantasy story is complete without a couple of wild alien encounters. In this lesson we model a passage in which Lucky sees for the first time a tough, horned, mirrorshade-wearing Alien. The description is a combination of emotional reaction, broad strokes outline, and defining details. We continue the theme of adapting everyday experiences as the foundation for fantasy. The lesson is technically simple, and suits a middle years audience.