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Class: The Fairy Tale Detectives
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Put on your sleuthing hat and pull out your magnifying glass, your services are needed. As the detective chosen to solve this mystery, your job is to find the answers to the questions listed below. In order to solve this online Scavenger Hunt, pay close attention to the following directions.
Begin by accessing my website www.sanjuan.edu/rhaak. Then go to Children’s Literature, The Sisters Grimm, and then click on each of the attached tabs: Fairy Tale Road, Michael Buckley, Modern Day Fairy Tales, Setting, The Brothers Grimm, and The Sisters Grimm. Under each tab you will find a video or videos and documents or links to access to help answer the listed questions. All questions should be answered on a separate sheet of paper.
I. Fairy Tale Road Video #1 1. Name what fairy tale is thought to have occurred in Hameln. 2. What famous fairy tale princess is thought to have lived in Sababurg Castle? 3. What town did the Brothers Grimm used to call home? 4. How did the Brothers Grimm collect their fairy tales? When was their first book published? 5. How did the Brothers Grimm alter their fairy tales?
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6. What fairy tale is portrayed at the Fairy Tale House in Aslfeld? 7. What color is the slipper located on the grass in Marburg? 8. Name two items in the Fairytale Museum located in Bad Oeynhausen. 9. 10. Links
Fairy Tale Road 9. How many kilometers does the Fairy Tale Road stretch? 10. Name some of the activities you can participate in while visiting the Fairy Tale Road?
Fairy Tale Road Information 11. Click on Your Journey + Fairy Tale Places and choose 3 places (not previously mentioned) along the Fairy Tale Road and describe each place and what you can hope to see there.
II. Michael Buckley Video 12. Michael Buckley’s career started in what field? 13. Name some famous comedians that Buckley performed with on stage. 14. Where did Buckley intern after college? What other channels did he work for?
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Michael Buckley Biography 15. When did his interest in writing begin? 16. Whom does he credit for his love of books? 17. Name a few of his favorite books as a child. 18. Where did the idea for the story of the Sisters Grimm come from?
III. Modern Day Fairy Tales Videos – Write a short summary for each of the movies listed. Include which classic fairy tale each movie is based on. 19. Beastly 20. Jack the Giant Slayer 21. Snow White and the Huntsman 22. Red Riding Hood 23. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
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Popular Retold Fairy Tales 24. Choose 2 of the books included on the list and write a short summary for each book.
IV. Setting Video #1 25. Name some of the unique things the Hudson River Valley has to offer tourists. 26. What type of an atmosphere could you expect if you visited the Hudson River?
Video #2 27. There are no words to accompany the images in this video. Your job is to write down as many words as you can think of to describe the Hudson River Valley (ex. lush forests). Link
All About the Hudson River 28. Who discovered the Hudson River, when was it discovered, and how was it discovered? 29. What popular legend is set in the Hudson River Valley?
V. The Brothers Grimm Video #1 30. When did the Brothers Grimm collect the fairy tales? 31. How many stories are included in Grimm’s Fairy Tales? 32. What did Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm study in school?
Video #2 33. Name 3 interesting facts that you learned about the Grimm brothers.
Video #3 34. What is The Brothers Grimm movie about? Give a short summary.
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Jacob and Wilhelm Timeline + Pictures 35. Which brother is older, Jacob or Wilhelm? 36. What is the name of the town where the brothers worked? 37. Even though they collected fairy tales, what was the brother’s primary research?
15 Little Known Facts About the Brothers Grimm 38. Name 3 little known facts that you didn’t know about the Grimm brothers.
VI. The Sisters Grimm Video #1 39. Give a summary of the series, The Sisters Grimm.
Video #2 40. What is Michael Buckley’s favorite fairy tale and why? 41. Whom is the character Puck based on? Whom is the character Grandma Relda based on?
Video #3 42. Why did Michael Buckley write the Sisters Grimm?
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The Sisters Grimm Wiki 43. Choose 2 characters from the series that you don’t know much about. Write a short summary for each character. Include character traits as well as physical attributes.