1. FAIRY TALES

2. Journal-Complete the following on page 5
Once upon a time there was a ______________ named _________.
___________ wanted ______________, but ___________________.
One day ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________.

3. Fairy Tale Notes page 6
A fractured fairy tale is when you take a common fairy tale and change certain aspects.
Some changes could be:
Told from a different point of view
Changing some of the events
Switching the good and evil characters
Reworking the fairytale to include more modern language

4. Fairy Tales Notes Page 6 Common Characteristics of Fairy Tales
Fairy tales often begin with the words Once upon a time or Long, long ago.
They can include magic or something enchanted.
Fairy Tales have fantasy and make believe in them.
Have clearly defined good characters vs. evil characters.
Royalty is usually present in a fairy tale, a beautiful princess/handsome prince.

5. Fairy Tale Notes page 6 continued
Common Characteristics of Fairy Tales
It often takes three tries to solve the problem.
Fairy tales have happy endings – “they all lived happily ever after.”
Set in the past
Enchanted setting - can include forests, castles, water or kingdoms
Characters take on unusual forms (giants, witches, dwarfs, talking animals)
Clearly defined problem, climax and resolution
Most often they have a happy ending
Teach a lesson that is important to the culture it came from

6. Fractured Fairy Tales page 7
Step 1
Select a classic fairy tale to serve as the point of departure for an original story.
Write a detailed summary of the original version

7. Fractured Fairy Tales page 7
Step 2
Decide which key elements in the original story you want to change.
List all of the details you plan on changing in your story.
Here are some ideas to think about:
Time: Set the story in the present or future, instead of "once upon a time, a long, long time ago."
Location: Set the story in a different country, region, or city. Imagine Rapunzel set in Los Angeles or British Columbia or outback Australia.
Gender: Change the gender of the main character for a new slant. Perhaps Rumpelstiltskin is a mischievous, grumpy female dwarf!
Ending: Keep the original elements but change the ending.

8. Fractured Fairy Tales page 7
Step 3
With a selected classic story or theme and a list of possible changes, outline a new plot. Keep the plot as surprising as possible.
Here's a brief example:
A royal ball is held so that the Prince can select a bride from all the eligible maidens who attend.
After attending the ball with magical help from her fairy godmother, Cinderella loses her slipper, of course, at midnight.
The Prince uses the slipper to identify Cinderella as the girl with whom he danced the night away.
Cinderella, instead, falls in love with the royal footman, who carried the lost slipper to her on a velvet pillow.
The Prince must hold a series of royal balls to find a suitable bride. Or he settles for an arranged marriage!

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Step 4
After outlining a new plot and before writing fairy tales, build interest and suspense with "the rule of three."
Three turns-of-the-plot build tension!
Include three "somethings" in the revised stories:
three towers to climb
three princesses to rescue
three dragons to ride
three witches or villains to outwit
Example: Perhaps the Prince discovers three slippers and NONE fit Cinderella, or he must hold three royal balls and dances with three silly, unsuitable ladies, before he meets Cinderella.

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Step 5
Get into writing groups (no more than 3 students per group)
Each member must orally "tell" their revised outline. Group members should offer positive and constructive feedback to one another and focus on the key points of changed story elements (time, location, gender), as well as the elements of suspense (the rule of three), and surprise (the ending or "what ifs?").
Jot down feedback from your group

11. Fractured Fairy Tales
Type the first drafts! Revise using any additional suggestions from classmates in writing groups.