Name: ______Date:______Core: ___

Phobias Literacy Assignment

Fear is an emotion caused by a perceived threat (real or imaginary).  perceived=recognized; understood

Phobia is a persistent of an object or situation that is often excessive and irrational.  persistent=constantly repeated  excessive=more than the normal amount  irrational= unreasonable; without logic or sound judgment

Option A: Children’s Picture Book  Create a 3‐5 page children’s picture book. You must also design a cover page.

Option B: Comic Strip  Create a 6-frame comic strip with full color images and text written in complete sentences.

Option C: Script / Radio Play  Create a 2‐3 minute script. Include sound effects.

Requirements for all options: 1) Focus on one of the on the provided list 2) Common theme/message: It is possible to overcome fear 3) Common mood: Scary at first, then optimistic / happy in the end 4) Written for a very young audience. . Your pictures and diction (words and phrases) should be appropriate for kindergarten students.

Name: ______Date:______Core: ___

Phobias Literacy Assignment

Fear is an emotion caused by a perceived threat (real or imaginary).  perceived=recognized; understood

Phobia is a persistent fear of an object or situation that is often excessive and irrational.  persistent=constantly repeated  excessive=more than the normal amount  irrational= unreasonable; without logic or sound judgment

Option A: Children’s Picture Book  Create a 3‐5 page children’s picture book. You must also design a cover page.

Option B: Comic Strip  Create a 6-frame comic strip with full color images and text written in complete sentences.

Option C: Script / Radio Play  Create a 2‐3 minute script. Include sound effects.

Requirements for all options: 1) Focus on one of the phobias on the provided list 2) Common theme/message: It is possible to overcome fear 3) Common mood: Scary at first, then optimistic / happy in the end 4) Written for a very young audience. . Your pictures and diction (words and phrases) should be appropriate for kindergarten students. Phobia List - An A to Z By Kendra Cherry, About.com Guide

A Hemophobia - Fear of blood. Achluophobia - Fear of darkness. Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles. Acrophobia - Fear of heights. Hydrophobia - Fear of water. Agliophobia - Fear of pain. I Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds. Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors. Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects. Insectophobia - Fear of insects. Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car. K Androphobia - Fear of men. Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms. Anginophobia - Fear of choking. L Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers. Leukophobia - Fear of the color white. Anthropophobia - Fear of people or society. Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched. Lockiophobia - Fear of childbirth. Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders. M Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers. Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking. Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning. Megalophobia - Fear of large things. Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness. Melanophobia - Fear of the color black. Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection. Microphobia - Fear of small things. Atychiphobia - Fear of failure. Mysophobia - Fear of dirt and germs. Autophobia - Fear of being alone. N B Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things. Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria. Noctiphobia - Fear of the night. Barophobia - Fear of gravity. Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals. Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs or steep slopes. O Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians. Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight. Belonephobia - Fear of pins and needles. Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8. Bibliophobia - Fear of books. Ombrophobia - Fear of rain. Botanophobia - Fear of plants. Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes. C Ornithophobia - Fear of birds. Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness. P Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed. Papyrophobia - Fear of paper. Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors. Pathophobia - Fear of disease. Chionophobia - Fear of snow. Pedophobia - . Chromophobia - Fear of colors. Philophobia - Fear of love. Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks. Phobophobia - Fear of phobias. Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces. Podophobia - Fear of feet. Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns. Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple. Cyberphobia - Fear of computers. Pteridophobia - Fear of ferns. Cynophobia - Fear of dogs. Pteromerhanophobia - Fear of flying. D Pyrophobia - Fear of fire. Dendrophobia - Fear of trees. S Dentophobia - Fear of dentists. Scolionophobia - Fear of school. Domatophobia - Fear of houses. Selenophobia - Fear of the moon. Dystychiphobia - Fear of accidents. Sociophobia - Fear of social evaluation. E Somniphobia - Fear of sleep. Ecophobia - Fear of the home. T Elurophobia - Fear of cats. Tachophobia - Fear of speed. Entomophobia - Fear of insects. Technophobia - Fear of technology. Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers. Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder. Equinophobia - Fear of horses. Trypanophobia - Fear of injections. G V-Z Gamophobia - Fear of marriage. Verminophobia - Fear of germs. Genuphobia - Fear of knees. Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft. Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public. - Fear of strangers or foreigners. H Zoophobia - Fear of animals. Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.