Once Upon a Time

“Once upon a time. . .”

Fairy tale plot elements might include: Hero (or heroine) heroine has bad luck Hero (or heroine) must perform impossible tasks Hero (or heroine) must fight a villain Hero (or heroine) meets magical helpers Hero (or heroine) is treated badly Hero (or heroine) is in danger Magic Spells Villain is punished Hero (or heroine) is rewarded with wealth Hero (or heroine) is rewarded with a happy marriage Things happen in threes (three battles, three tasks)

Various character types: king, princess, peasant, youngest sister, cruel older sisters, simpleton, cruel stepmother, giant, and witch.

Settings: A variety of settings that are typical of fairy tales are castles, cottages, mountains, rivers, and forests.

Fairy Tale themes: Are any characters jealous of another’s beauty and goodness? Are characters put to a test? Do any characters get help from a magical creature? Is honesty or cleverness rewarded? Is the foolishness or evil punished? Are any characters transformed into something better? Do characters marry into royalty? Do characters live happily ever after? Was magic used in the Fairy tale? How? Who was the hero or main character of the tale? What characters were mean? Kind? What lesson was learned? Did one or more of the characters live happily ever after? Who and why?

Illustrations are also used to help to “tell” the story. As I read aloud a fairy tale, choose three scenes to illustrate by hang.

1. Read the selection of fairy tales required and fill out the Fairy Tale Themes worksheet. 2. Analyze four fairy tales that are unfamiliar to you and identify recurring themes using the comparing Fairy Tales Chart provided. 3. Fill out a Fairy Tale Book Report on another fairy tale you have not yet read. 4. Out like a Story Map for your own fairy tale, including standard story elements and fairy tale themes. 5. Write your own fairy tale, based on your story map. Include some color illustrations to help tell your story. Make it into a booklet. 2

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Cinderella

The Elves and the Shoemaker

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Frog Prince

The Golden Goose

Hansel and Gretel

Jack and the Beanstalk 3

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The Princess and the Pea

Puss in Boots

Rapunzel

Rumplestiltskin

Sleeping Beauty 4

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Fairy Tale Book Report

Fairy Tale ______Author ______Illustrator ______

Setting (time & place)

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Main Characters

Good Characters Evil (Bad) Characters

What was the conflict or problem in this fairy tale?

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Write a summary of the story.

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Conclusion: How did the fairy tale end?

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Symbols

Symbol What might it symbolize?

Archetypes

Archetypal pattern(s) Archetypal Character(s) and Elements 8 9

Name ______Block ______

Story Map 1. Describe the story elements will include when you to write your own fairy tale. 2. Think about the fairy tale themes you identified from the chart, and list the ones you plan to include in your story. Important Characters:

Setting (include time/when and place/where):

Story problem:

Major Events (how did your characters try to solve the problem?):

Solution (how was the problem solved?):

Identify at least three fairy tale themes (from the chart) to be used in our story:

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Fairy Tale Book 10

List the Fairy tale elements you used in your story (from front page of packet).

List the three tale themes used in your story (from the chart in packet)