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Fun with Fractured Fairytales WebQuest: Task

Task

Through this unit of learning, you will identify the parts of a fairy tale as well as know that fairy tales are folktales. Folktales are stories that have been handed down from generation to generation orally. 

You will be able to give examples of fairy tales to compare and contrast using a graphic organizer.  You will compare classic fairy tales, cultural retellings of fairy tales, and fractured/modern fairy tales to see which have the elements of a fairy tale.

And you will use the parts of a narrative (characters, setting, problem, etc.) to create your own fractured fairy tale story. This fractured fairy tale should include all elements of a fairy tale that you have learned about.

 
 

The characteristics of a classic fairy tale are:
  • Begins with "Once upon a time"
  • Characters are royal, princes and princesses.
  • Setting is a castle or forest.
  • Problem is good vs. evil.
  • Solution involves magic or threes and sevens.
  • And ends "happily ever after"!

 

Image attribution:

M.K. Ciurlionis. 1909. Fairy tale of kings. [Photograph].  Retrieved from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Mikalojus_Konstantinas_Ciurlionis_-_FAIRY_TALE_%28FAIRY_TALE_OF_KINGS%29_-_1909.jpg

Instructions

To start the Symbaloo:

Immediately click the "Start" button on the bottom of the page!

Click "Continue" to walk through other parts of the lesson.

 

The Symbaloo is at the bottom of this page as well as on the "Student Resoures" page!

StoryMaker

Your final project will be made on ABCya's Storymaker.  

Familiarize yourself with this tool before working on your final project.


Symbaloo

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