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Fractured Fairy Tales

Fractured Fairy Tales. Fractured Fairy Tales. What Makes a Story a Fairy Tale? Fairy tales nearly always begin with the words Once upon a time or Long, long ago. They usually have a good character and an evil character. They might involve magic or enchantment .

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Fractured Fairy Tales

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  1. Fractured Fairy Tales

  2. Fractured Fairy Tales What Makes a Story a Fairy Tale? • Fairy tales nearly always begin with the words Once upon a time or Long, long ago. • They usually have a good character and an evil character. • They might involve magic or enchantment. • A woodland/forest or castle is usually mentioned. • There is always a problem, that is eventually solved and the good characters live happily ever after.

  3. Fractured Fairy Tales We are now going to look at a clip from Youtube, after which you should be able to explain what you think a fractured fairy tale is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csdZQZmgKfQ

  4. Fractured Fairy Tales What is a Fractured Fairy Tale? A fairy tale designed to be humorous by changing the story in an unexpected way; altering characters, or adding a modern language and events.

  5. What is a Parody? A parody is a humorous version of a well known story!

  6. Fairy Tale List The Three Little Pigs Little Red Riding Hood Hansel and Gretel Cinderella Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Princess/Pea Elves/Shoemaker Rumplestiltskin

  7. Fairy Tale List Three Billy Goats Gruff Jack and the Beanstalk The Three Bears Puss in Boots The Ugly Duckling Little Gingerbread Man

  8. Assignment • Use familiar characters, plots, and settings from traditional fairy tales to create “fractured” versions.

  9. Change the... • Setting • Characters • Point of view • Time period • Have characters from different fairy tales meet!

  10. Fractured Fairy Tales • You are now going to fracture • a fairy tale. You will need to consider the • following points: • Changing the setting. • Changing the personalities of your characters. • Writing the tale from the another character’s view point. • Changing the problem. • Changing the solution. • Adding a little humour. • Writing a different ending.

  11. Criteria • Must be true to form • You may alter the storyline • You may add an unexpected twist • Create a contemporary • (modern) version • Elements of a novel must be present

  12. Steps • Select a fairy tale from the list. • Read the original version. • Identify elements of a novel. • Think of ideas for the new story. • Write your fractured fairy tale. • Use word processor for final copy.

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