A fractured fairy tale is a story that uses fairy tales you know and then changes the characters, the setting, points of view, or plots.
In this lesson the students will:
1. Gather a collection of books that includes some fairy tales. Share some titles and let students talk about their favourite ones. 2. Invite students to identify some common characteristics of fairy tales. They might offer such ideas as:
3. When students have a good understanding of the elements of a fairy tale, arrange them in groups of three. 4. Have each student read aloud one fairy tale to their group. 5. Ask them to compare and contrast the three fairy tales. 6. When the comparisons are completed, have groups share them with their classmates and explain what conclusions they drew about fairy tales. Students might even write a brief paragraph or two comparing and contrasting the fairy tales they analysed. 7. After students are familiar with the elements of fairy tales, read aloud one fractured fairy tale of your choice. 8. Talk about how the story is different from the version they are familiar with. 9. Discuss what a fractured fairy tale is, and explain to students they are going to write their own fractured fairy tales. 10. Discuss how other fairy tales might change if told from a different point of view. Discuss some fairy tale titles and brainstorm how the tales might change. 11. Then students have to make the following decisions:
12. When students fractured fairy tales are complete, have a sharing session and have fun!
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