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As a group, decide which fairy tale you would like to explore:

Snow White
The Frog Prince
Hansel and Gretel
Rumpelstiltskin

Once your group has decided, print the BRAINSTORMING handout and, as a group, brainstorm everything you know about that fairy tale. You may list any characters, events, magic, symbols, moral(s), references in popular culture, alternative versions (movies, comics, books, etc.) that you can think of relating to the fairy tale.

Step 2:

Once your group has finished brainstorming, go to the designated website to find other versions of your fairy tale. Each group member will choose a different version to read. Each group member must:

FIRST: READ FOR PURE ENJOYMENT OF THE STORY!

SECOND: READ THE STORY AGAIN AND JOT DOWN ANY SIMILARITIES OR DIFFERENCES YOU FIND BETWEEN THIS STORY AND THE STORY YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

Snow White: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sevendwarfs/index.html

Rumpelstiltskin: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rumpelstiltskin/index.html

Hansel and Gretel: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/hanselgretel/index

For the SurLaLune sites, click on “Similar Tales Across Cultures” on the left side bar. Make sure to choose any story that has an asterisk (*) next to it.

The Frog Prince: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/frog.html
(you may use the SurLaLune site to find additional information on The Frog Prince, but this site has the various full text versions the story)

Step 3:

Once everyone in the group has read through his or her fairy tale twice, come together and choose a graphic organizer to compare the three versions your group read. Only one graphic organizer needs to be turned in to the teacher for each group.

COMPARISON CHART
VENN DIAGRAM

Step 4:

Now using the links provided explore the significance of the fairy tale you have chosen and draw some conclusions about why this particular fairy tale is important and what it might say about human values. Write three paragraphs explaining your conclusions about your fairy tale. Be sure to include whether you agree or disagree that the values expressed in the fairy tale are an accurate portrayal of human values; be sure to explain your opinion.

Websites:

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/index.html
(use the "History" link from the page your fairy tale is found on)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
(enter your fairy tale in the search engine found on the left side of the screen)

Step 5:

By now, as a group, you have all become well immersed in a specific fairy tale. It is now time to write your version! As a group, write an updated version of the fairy tale that you studied which reflects values and ideas that are important to you and current American culture.

Here is a story board graphic organizer to get your group started:
STORY BOARD

All group members will present their version to the class in a dramatic reading/presentation. Please review the rubric as a group so that all the criteria is met for the written story and dramatic reading.