Title: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales:
My Version
Grade Level: 4
Subjects: Language Arts, Technology
Learner Outcomes:
Materials: The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, The Princess and the Pea, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Chicken Little, and a variety of fairy tales, Writing a Fractured Fairy Tale form, overhead projector
Technology Tools: Computer, projection device, Microsoft PowerPoint and Word, overhead projector
Teacher Notes:
Procedures:
Enrichment Activities:
Language Arts: 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.2.9, 4.2.10, 4.2.11, 4.3.1
Technology: 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.3
National Standards:
Writing
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
Reading
5. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Listening and Speaking
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
Viewing
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Technology Standards
1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs
3. Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
References: Venn Diagrams, Writing Form, Editing Checklist, Microsoft Tutorials, Amazon
Amy Loftis
J.E. Robins Elementary
Grade Level: 4
Subjects: Language Arts, Technology
Learner Outcomes:
The student will compare and contrast with a Venn diagram different versions of fairy tales by using various stories.Duration of Lesson: 5 days at 1 hour each day
The student will create a graphic organizer showing story parts of a fairy tale and creating story parts of their own fractured fairy tale.
The student will use the Writing Process to create a beginning, middle, and end of their own version of a fairy tale.
The student will use Microsoft Word to make their final copy of their fractured fairy tale to present to the class.
Materials: The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, The Princess and the Pea, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Chicken Little, and a variety of fairy tales, Writing a Fractured Fairy Tale form, overhead projector
Technology Tools: Computer, projection device, Microsoft PowerPoint and Word, overhead projector
Teacher Notes:
There are many different versions of fairy tales. Choose the fairy tales that best suit your needs.
Teachers should have already taught writing process before beginning this lesson.
Procedures:
- Introduce fairy tales by showing the cover of The Stinky Cheese Man. Ask for student predictions about what the story may be about. Read aloud The Stinky Cheese Man out loud.
- Ask students how that story is different than others they have heard. Using Microsoft Word and the projection device make a list of all the fairy tales that were changed in The Stinky Cheese Man. Brainstorm other fairy tales they know that were not in The Stinky Cheese Man.
- Read aloud a regular version of one of the fairy tales used in the book. Make a Venn diagram showing similarities and differences of the two stories.
- Introduce
the "Writing a Fractured Fairy Tale" form.
Discuss the parts of a story and do an example of the form on the overhead
projector.
- Allow students to choose a fairy tale. The students will read the original version and fill in the story parts on the writing form.
- Next students will add a twist to each of the story parts to create their own "fractured fairy tale" version. They will fill in the parts of the writing form under "My version".
- Students will write a rough draft using their "My version" graphic organizer on the writing form.
- After writing a rough draft students will work in pairs to edit their partners papers and add questions or suggestions to the editing checklist.
- Students
will make corrections and revise on their rough draft using the editing checklist completed by their partner.
- Students will use Microsoft Word to write their final copy of their fractured fairy tale.
- Students
will read their fractured fairy tale out loud to the class.
Students can work with a partner or small group to help with brainstorming and writing.
This can be a class project with work and brainstorming done on the projection device.
Enrichment Activities:
Students can write their fractured fairy tales in play format and assign parts to present a play to the class.State Standards:
Students can create a presentation in PowerPoint telling their fractured fairy tale.
Language Arts: 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.2.9, 4.2.10, 4.2.11, 4.3.1
Technology: 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.3
National Standards:
Writing
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
Reading
5. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Listening and Speaking
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
Viewing
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Technology Standards
1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs
3. Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
References: Venn Diagrams, Writing Form, Editing Checklist, Microsoft Tutorials, Amazon
Amy Loftis
J.E. Robins Elementary
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