Exploring new Genre- Celebrating Fantasy Week in Library- Anju Dutt

Exploring new Genres- Celebrating Fantasy Week in Library

The library featured a vibrant display of fantasy books by various authors, designed to inspire students to discover and pick up new reads. Adding to the excitement, we organized an Emoji Quiz based on popular fantasy novels, which quickly became a favorite among the students. As part of the activities, students enjoyed creating their own fantasy characters in a fun and imaginative session. Winners of this activity were rewarded with fantasy books as gifts, adding to their enthusiasm.
The week concluded with the screening of popular fantasy movies, making it an engaging and memorable experience for all. Through these activities, students not only had fun but also developed a deeper appreciation for the Fantasy genre.

Learning Objective of the Fantasy Theme celebration:

To foster creativity and imagination by encouraging students to engage with the Fantasy genre through reading, interactive quizzes, and character creation activities.
To inspire a love for reading by introducing students to a diverse range of fantasy authors and novels.
To develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through activities like the Emoji Quiz, which required students to connect visual clues to fantasy books.

The students got encouraged to read the books displayed of the Fantasy genre .The quiz developed their thinking skills and the activity on creating their own Fantasy character added them to brainstorm and think out of the box and helped in enhancing their imagination .

-Anju Dutt

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