Science fantasy worldbuilding in Phoenix 4: Close encounters

About Standards
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
Purpose
Describe an alien in both broad strokes and specific details.
Description
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.
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