1. Fairy Tales Cathy C. Suarez & Carolina Sequeira 2. Fairy Tales A story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (as fairies, wizards, and goblins) A story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending A made-up story usually designed to mislead 3. Once upon a time.. History of Fairy Tales Thought of as a sub- genre and literary development of the folk tale French Fairy Tales were the first to be collected Began by oral stories that were told for generations before they were written down Meant for adults due to their darkness and violence As children became their main audience the Fairy Tales changed 4. Key Authors The Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm 1785-1863 Germany Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859 Grimms Fairy Tales Charles Perrault 1628-1703 France Tales of Mother Goose Little Red Riding Hood Hans Christian Anderson 1805-1875 Denmark The Little Mermaid The Emperors New Clothes Lewis Carroll - Charles L. Dodgson 1832-198 England Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Carlo Collodi 1826-1980 Italy The Adventures of Pinocchio 5. Begin with "Once upon a time Incorporate fantasy and make believe Teach a lesson Folklore-dwarves, elves, witches, wolves End with, Happily ever after Characteristics 6. Essential Elements Good characters Evil characters Magic Problem Solution 7. Common Themes Coming of Age Transformation Loyalty Beauty Justice Social Class Humility Intelligence 8. Examples Beauty and the Beast Little Red Riding Hood Snow White Princess and the Pea Three Little Pigs Rapunzel Pinocchio The Ugly Duckling The Frog Prince Rumpelstiltskin Alice in World Wonderland Hansel and Gretel Sleeping Beauty The Emperor's New Clothes Jack and the Beanstalk The Three Bears Puss in Boots The Story of Aladdin Little Mermaid Cinderella 9. Cinderella Around the World 10. Validity & Role in Education Students Standards Teachers 11. Validity-Students High Interest Background Knowledge 12. Validity-Standards K.6 Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to: (A) identify elements of a story including setting, character, and key events; (B) discuss the big idea (theme) of a well-known folk tale or fable and connect it to personal experience; (C) recognize sensory details; and (D) recognize recurring phrases and characters in traditional fairy tales, lullabies, and folktales from various cultures. 1.7 Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to: (B) explain the function of recurring phrases (e.g., "Once upon a time" or "They lived happily ever after") in traditional folk- and fairy tales. 13. Validity for Teachers 5 4 summarize and paraphrase texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts 3 summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order 2 summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order 1 retell important events in stories in logical order K retell or act out important events in stories in logical order retell or act out important events in stories 14. Sample Activities K-1: Read Aloud followed by retelling by acting out or writing; Readers Theater, Fairy Tale Ball 1-2 Write alternative endings, Fractured Fairy Tales changing one or more elements with humor (similar to 90 second Newbery) 3-5 Fairy Tales on Trial, changing elements and conducting a mock trial 15. Teaching Resources Sample lesson plans for all grade levels: ttp://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/ Create your own Online Fractured Fairy Tales http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/ Fairy Tales on Trial lessons and examples http://www.pthsd.k12.nj.us/SCH/BMS/Curriculum%20Projects/LanguageArts/FairyTale/F airyTaleCourt.htm http://www.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/resources/student_guides/legal_fairy_tales.pdf http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/Advanced-Mock-Trials http://fox13now.com/2014/03/05/utah-students-learn-legal-lessons-during-fairy-tale-trial/ ELA TEKS- http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html Comprehension TEKS http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/19_0110_0010-1.pdf Polette, N. (2005). Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Fantasy. Westport, CT: Teachers Idea Press. 16. Todays Activity Write your own (modified version) of a fractured fairy tale about Cinderella Each group will choose 1 element and brainstorm how to change it Get into it! Everyone pick up some props to make it more authentic! Groups will write that part of their fairy tale Groups will share/act out with the class Create one as a class using an online tool: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/ 17. References Bourke, R. T. (2008). First graders and fairy tales: One teacher's action research of critical literacy. Reading Teacher, 62(4), 304-31 retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.tamusa.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=35534 023&site=ehost-live Greenspan, J.(2013) History in the Headlines: The Dark side of the Grimm Fairy Tales Retrieved from http://www.history.com/news/the-dark-side-of-the-grimm-fairy-tales Merriam Webster Dictionary (2015) Fairy Tale. Retrieved from http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20tale Perrault, C. (2015). Charles Perrault Biography. Retrieved 02:13, Mar 23, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/charles-perrault-9438047. 18. References Scholastic (2015). Discovering Fairy Tales. Retrieved from http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fairytales_discovering.htm Sturgess, J., & Locke, T. (September 01, 2009). Beyond Shrek: fairy tale magic in the multicultural classroom. Cambridge Journal of Education, 39, 3, 379-402. Doi:10.1080/03057640903103744 Tunnell, M. O., & Jacobs, J. S. (2013). The Origins and history of American children's literature. Reading Teacher, 67 (2), 80-86. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1201 Zipes, J. (2012). The cultural evolution of storytelling and fairy tales: Human communication and memetics. In The irresistible fairy tale: The cultural and social history of a genre (pp. 1- 20). New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9676.pdf