Writers workshop: Have students pick a traditional fairy tale and write their own, either from an alternate perspective, or as a contemporary story (where iPhones and debates about global warming exist).'Fractured' Fairy Tales: compare The Three Little Pigs with The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by John Scieszka.Moral or take-away lesson: Identify the story's purpose, message, and audience (age level).How far away does the action occur from home Are fairy tales always close to home?: Run through the list of all the stories the class has read (as a class and individually).Point of view: who's telling the story, discuss how it might be different from another character's perspective.Common characters and plots have been adapted in different countries, modernized for new generations, resulting in an ongoing shared global literacy. They appeal to all ages and all cultures.

As you can tell, what we call 'Fairy Tales' covers a lot of literary ground. Some Fables are intended for older students and adults because they pose complex ethical questions, employ ironic twists, or are cautionary tales with elements of Gothic Horror. A Fable offers a moral lesson, usually involving animals and primarily geared towards children, such as Aesop's Fables. A Folk Tale is a traditional story shared by a culture, passed on from one generation to the next. Folk Tales and Fables are types of Fairy Tales. They differ from Science Fiction, which usually occurs in the future and involves newfangled technologies, space and time travel (again, far from home). Fairy Tales tend to occur near home ( Little Red Riding Hood was walking distance from her grandmother). They often feature magic or enchantments, but are unlike modern Fantasy, in which new worlds are created far from home (works by J.R.R. Some begin with 'Once upon a time' and end with 'and they lived happily ever after, THE END' but not always. Most Fairy Tales occur in the past, usually close to home. How are Fairy Tales different from Fantasy and Science Fiction?

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett.

The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane.

The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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