This Fantasy Genre Unit for Grades 5-6 includes 20 mini lessons, 20 reading prompts, 11 guided practice activities, and 19 discussion guides for interactive read alouds. The lessons are designed around a reading workshop framework and use genre (in this case fantasy) to frame the reading curriculum. This is a comprehensive look at fantasy. It includes five sub-genres: folktales, legends, myths, modern fantasy and science fiction. To support distance learning, guided practice can be completed via