The Princess and the Golden Shoes

What Makes a Story a Fairy Tale?

1st

 Pick 5 of your favorite Fairy Tales to reread. You can find them here or here.

 and more...

Jack and the beanstalk http://www.jackandthebeanstalk.ca/

http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/ written stories

http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main Grims Fairy Tales on line-has audio

http://hca.gilead.org.il/ Hans Christian Anderson

http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main animaed fairy tales

2nd

Download the document below and put a check mark under each idea that you read in your story. You will find some  themes that happen over and over again in each story.

fairy Tales.doc

3rd

Now we get to have a little fun

Project Choices

Write a fractured Fairly tale

Click here. 

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Write your own Fairy Tale

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Characters

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Problem/Conflict

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Main Events

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Conclusion

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 or

Complete the Fairy Tale Web Quest

http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/jhwebquest.htm

or

Click below to get a copy of the book report form

fairy tale book report.doc

Myths

A myth  is a sacred story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in it came to have their present form. The active beings in myths are generally gods and heroes.

Brainstorming Machine

Use the brainstorming machine at the link below to help you write a myth of your own.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmachine.htm

Ancient Myths

http://www.otherplane.com/am/amindex.htm