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Orca Book Publishers Teachers’ Guide How asense of can humor tool? be auseful Consider following question the you as read Grimm first publishedtheircollection offairytalesin1812. Today therearemany, included suchfavoritetales asLittleRedRidingHoodandCinderella. TheBrothers the world.Hisversionof theMotherGoosestorieswasfirstpublishedin1697and • CharlesPerraultisoften thoughttohaveintroducedthegenreoffairy talesto create acomicstripofsomethingtheydointhe book. fairy godmotherandtheelvesshoemaker. Havestudentschooseoneand example: Cinderella,SnowWhiteandtheSeven Dwarves,Rapunzel,Cinderella’ • Manyfairytalecharactersarefoundin other graphicformat. in • Read small groups. • ChooseafavoriteMotherGooserhymetomemorizeandrecitealoudinpairsor Brothers Grimm,astheyareintegraltothestoryline. familiarize thestudentswithcharactersandstoriesofCharlesPerrault • Priortoreading Language Arts the OrcaBookPublishers’site. 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For foundon s : , is 2 Orca Book Publishers Teachers’ Guide working inpairsorgroupsofthree,findtwodifferentversionsatraditional many versionsofthesetalesfromcountriesaroundtheglobe.Havestudents, • Usingmap skills,studentscandraw mapsillustratingdifferent tales.Forexample: map key, royalforest,castleandcobblestonepath, tonameafew. • CreateamapofMother Goose’s kingdom.Include thefollowing:compassrose, Social Studies • HavestudentsdrawIronHansusingcharcoal orpastelasthemedium. different attempts. some difficultywiththistask.Createaseriesofsequencing picturesthatshowher • InChapter9,FairyGodmotherattemptsto make somelemonadeappear venue. Enlarge thepoemstofitpicturesanddisplaythemalongahallwayorother in • AssigngroupstocreatelargedrawingsoftheMotherGoosecharactersthatappear students todrawthemselvesdoinganactivitytheyfeelareverygoodat. athlete. Haveadiscussionaboutwhatbeinggoodatsomethinglookslike,thenask • Atthebeginningof Humpty andJill/PrincessJill. Grimm, Jill Connect therealMotherGoosecharacterswithonesin •Through drawings,thecharactersofMotherGooseandGrimmcometolife. Art Goose charactersinthestory. Illustrateakeypartofthestory. traditional ora“fractured”one.IncludeonemorefairytalesMother • HavestudentswritetheirownversionofaJillstory. Theymaychoosetowritea appeal ofeachtypestory. Havestudentsreadthesealoud. many asyoucanandcomparethemtotheoriginalversionsofstory to readandexperience.Thesetalesaltertheoriginalstoryinsomeway • Therearemany“fractured”fairytalesandMotherGooserhymesthatexciting literary characteristics.Forexample:“LittleRedRidingHood”and“LonPoPo.” • Usingtwoversionsofthesamestory, havethemcompareandcontrasttheir Mother Gooserhymeorfairytale. Things are LookingGrimm,Jill ina“beforeandafter”drawing.Forexample:HumptyDumpty/Sir Things are LookingGrimm,Jill Things are LookingGrimm,Jill . Usethesedrawingsasstartersforwritingpoetry. , wereadofJill’s prowessasan Teachers’ Guide—page Things are Looking . Gatheras . Discussthe . Shehas 3 Orca Book Publishers Teachers’ Guide White andtheSevenDwarves’journey. Encouragethemtoincludedetailsfromthe Hansel andGretel’s tripthroughtheforest,LittleMissMuffet’s storyorSnow Miriam, Eve. Mason, JaneB. Levine, Gail. Krensky, Stephen. Kellogg, Steven. Holub, Joan. Hartman, Bob. Cole, Babette. Celsi, Teresa. Brooke, William. Briggs, Raymond. Beuchner, Caralyn. Bar-el, Dan. Auch, MaryJane. Fiction Selected Resources out thestoryandpossibleinterview. save thewomenofGrimm.Write anewspapercolumnorfrontpagestory. Thenact • BecomealocalnewspaperreporterandfollowtheescapadesofJillasshetriesto the storyorsomehowrelatedtoit. Create shortskitsthatshowwhatthecharactermightbedoingeitherdirectlyfrom are Looking Grimm, Jill • Divideyourclassintogroupsandhaveeachonerepresentacharacterfrom for theirwork,example. • ConductamocktrialofIronHansorinsupporttheelvesgettingmoremoney Drama your class. objects thatidentifyaculture,societyorcelebration.Write aboutoneandshare with or bowlsofporridgeandHumptyDumptyhashiswall.Inourworld,fi to thestory. Forexample:LittleMissMuffethashertuffet,Goldilocksthebeds • IneachfairytaleorMotherGoosestory, thereisanartifactorobjectthatrelates stories aswelltheirownmaterial. Things are Lookingup,Jack Cinderdog andtheWicked Stepcat Ella Enchanted. Inner CityMother Goose The FourthLittlePig Prince Cinders;PrincessSmartypants The LittleWolf WhoCried Boy Who’s theFairest? Chicken Little Teller ofTales The PrincessandthePizza Jim andtheBeanstalk The MissingMotherGoose Fanny’s Dream . For example: Rapunzel, Prince Herbert or Fairy Godmother. Things are LookingGrimm,Jill ...... 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(398.8) Teachers’ Guide—page 5 Orca Book Publishers Teachers’ Guide curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm A RhymeaWeek: NurseryRhymesforEarlyLiteracy but nonetheless Idoagreewiththem. know who“they”areexactly, andIwouldliketo thinkthat“they”haveactualnames, that weunderstandthem ataleveldeeperthan,consciously, wemayrealize.Idon’t actually writtendown.They saythatfairytalescanconnecttoourdream worldand They saythatfairytalesgofarbackintime,much fartherthanwhentheywere character likeJill. gallant princestosavethem,thesestoriesmake aperfectfoiltofeistyindependent reader, havelikelyfiguredoutbythetitle. With allthoseswooninggirlswaitingfor This bookisasatireoffairytales.BrothersGrimm fairytales,asyou,myintelligent writer, justslow. Looking Up,Jack enough. I’vehadfartoomanylettersfromreadersofmyfirst book, Oh, yes–aboutthewritingofbook.It’s meanttobefunny. Ican’t stressthis Finished? Excellent.WherewasI? 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