Fantasy

Fantasy involves magical adventures set in unreal worlds, often with a medieval-style setting. Fantastic characters include monsters, heroes, talking animals and fabled creatures of myth. High fantasy involves a quest, often by a young hero assisted by an older guide, a long journey and the triumph of good over evil.

Famous fantasy books include //The Lord of the Rings//, //The Chronicles of Narnia// and //Harry Potter//. Fantasy books in our library are denoted by this sticker 4

Your task this week is to have fun creating your own fantasy character. Go to [|Yahoo Avatars] and create your own fantasy character by changing the avatar's appearance, clothing, accessories and background. You can even give your avatar a suitable pet! You can see my avatar on the left. 3

If you're having problems email me for help.

Introduce your character in a short paragraph. Who are they? Where do they live? What do they do? Do they have any special characteristics or abilities? Use your imagination.

Instructions for creating and publishing an avatar  - Go to http://uk.avatars.yahoo.com/ and sign in or create a new account. - Create your avatar by choosing a gender, appearance, clothing etc     - When youre' happy with your avatar click **save changes** then **add to favourites**.     - Name your avatar and then click **home**.     - To publish your avatar click **export** then make sure you have the following settings: Size - large format -.jpg generate - url     - Select and copy the code     - Go to the wiki and click on **discussion**     - Give your post a title and type your paragraph about your fantasy character.     - After your paragraph introducing your character, type &#91;&#91;image&#58;paste code here align&#61;&#34;left&#34;&#93;&#93; NB Dont ' type " paste code here " - actually paste the code you copied in step 6.