Fractured Fairy Tales

Kathy Monford Stewart Elementary HISD

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." "When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking." ~Albert Einstein~ Scientist (1879-1955)

What is Voice?
Voice is the writers passion for the topic coming through loud and clear. Its what keeps us turning the pages of a storyIts what makes and essay about camels fascinating Culham (2005, p. 137)

I wait until I find a narrative voice. Then I listen to that voice and start writing. E. L. Doctorow Lane (1993, p. 27)

Definition: an authors distinctive STYLE and unique way of expressing ideas.

Elements of Voice
Enthusiasm for writing Individuality Personality Charm Tailoring communication to an audience Evokes an emotional response Dialect

Point of View
Definition: the perspective from which a story is told. First person uses I Third person limited point of view uses he/she, only one character tells the story Third person omniscient, uses he/she, story is told by all characters

Why Use Fairy Tales?

Teach point of view
i.e. the original The Three little pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Can show a variety of styles or versions of the same story.

Objectives
(15) Writing/purposes. The student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes, and in a variety of forms. The student is expected to: (A) write to express, discover, record, develop, reflect on ideas, and to problem solve(4-8); (D) write to entertain such as to compose humorous poems or short stories (4-8); (E) exhibit an identifiable voice in personal narratives and in stories (4-5); (20) Writing/evaluation. The student evaluates his/her own writing and the writings of others. The student is expected to: (A) apply criteria to evaluate writing (4-8); (B) respond in constructive ways to others' writings (4-8);

(C) evaluate how well his/her own writing achieves its purposes (4-8);

Lesson Plan
Whole group: discuss the elements of point of view Small groups: read, share, discuss common fairy tales and their fractured versions Whole group: reflect on small group discussions and create a list of possible characters,voice, and point of view Write your own fractured fairy tale considering the element of voice and point of view Peer editing/response groups Students can later type and illustrate their fairy tales Students can explore writing their story in an alternate genre such as a comic strip, poem, or newspaper article

Theory
Students need to learn the need to make fantasy stories come alive, and we can teach them by showing them how enjoyable it is to dig deeper and discover more about even the most bizarre worlds. Lane (1993, p. 27)

Modifications
GT & Upper Grades
Write story in a different genre Write a play for readers theater Create a picture book of fractured tale

At-Risk

Interactive/Shared writing Draw picture of fairy tale Act out fairy tale Match words to pictures of the story

Center Ideas
Listening Center:
books on tape
puzzles sequencing activities create word families with words from the story

Language/Reading Center:

Poetry/Writing Center:

have copy of fairy tale that students can copy illustrate cut up and sequence

Dramatic Play Center:

post copy of fairy tale and students can act it out with each other or puppets students can also retell or make up their own version of the story

Once Upon A Time Learning Center

each fairy tale.

Name that fairy tale - A book with illustrations from various fairy tales. The student must name

Practice Telling Time with Cinderella - Is an activity the motivates the student to help Cinderella
place the correct time onto each clock.

Help Mr. Wolf find out how many pigs are in each house - This covers subtraction facts through 18
and motivates the student to do the facts. ordering.

Help Pinocchio - This is a game of memory and also helps the student strength their alphabetical Can you find the secret to the witchs brew? - This is a grammar game in which the student must
match the correct prefix with the root word.

Once Upon A Time Board Game - This activity is an review of what has been taught thus far in
second grade. It covers all subjects and is very motivational.

Emperors New Clothes & Pinocchio Read-Along - These two tapes are listening activities. The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg CD-ROM - The students are encouraged or read along on the
computer with the book. also, they may play with the illustrations in the book.

Fairy Tale Pop-up Village - This definitely does the job of attracting the students to the center. Gingerbread Man Lace Cards - Reinforces fine motor skills. Read a Fairy Tale - There are tons of fairy tales to choose to read in the center. Also, their are a variety of pop-up fairy tale books.
The It is a world of fun with fairy tales learning center is meant to not only review skills, but to also get the student excited about reading. My hope is that it motivates the student to open a fairy tale and discover the world of imagination through a book. It is important to try to produce a love of reading in your classroom and I feel this learning center does that and more! http://www.teachingheart.net/flearn.htm

References & Resources

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Classroom/FairyTaleUnit.htm http://205.146.39.13/success/lessons/lesson3/plaa2_l.htm

http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/fairytales.htm
http://www.teachingheart.net/flearn.htm http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~ppetty/folklore.htm http://.surlalunefairytales.com http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/toolkit98/six.html http://www.cyberspaces.net/6traits/ http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/ Lisa Frase http://www.lisafrase.com/

Culham, R. (2005) 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary
Grades. Scholastic Lane, B. (1993) after the end: Teaching and Learning Creative Revision. Portsmouth, NH. Heinemann

Childrens Books
Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen ISBN: 0698115600 The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen ISBN: 068815932X Jack and the Bean Stalk Kate and the Bean Stalk by Mary Hope Osborn Silly Jack and the Bean Stalk by Laurence Anholt ISBN: 068983070X The Cowboy and the Black-eyed Pea Little Red Hen Little Red Hen Makes Pizza Retold by Philemon Sturges ISBN: 0142301892 Cook-A-Doodle-Doo by Janet Stevens ISBN: 0152019243 The Three Little Pigs The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka ISBN: 0140544518 Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell ISBN: 0873585429 The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Helen Oxenbury ISBN: 068981528X The Three Pigs by David Wiesner ISBN: 0618007016 Cinderella Cinderella/That Awful Cinderella by Alvin Granowsky ISBN: 0811422046 Cinderella Bigfoot by Mike Thaler ISBN: 0590898264 Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell ISBN: 0064438643 Cinder-Elly by Frances Minters ISBN: 0140561269 Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketterman ISBN: 0590255061 Mixed Up Fairy Tales by Hilary Robinson ISBN: 0340875577 The List goes on and on

Other Useful Books

Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales for Readers Theatre Anthony D. Fredericks ISBN: 1563081741 Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper and Other Fractured Fairy Tale Plays Joan M. Wolf ISBN: 0439271681 FunnyBone Books: Fractured Fairy Tales: Math: 25 Tales With Computation and Word Problems to Reinforce Key Skills in Place Value, Estimation, Rounding, Money, Graphing, and More Scholastic Stories & Language Skills PK-K by Jean Warren: Published by Mailbox Folk and Fairy Tale Mini Books Pk-2: Scholastic Fairy Tales Readers Theater Grades 1-2: Creative Teaching Press