Let's get Twisted
Students will begin a project today which will see them understand, and then create, a Twisted Fairy Tale. Traditional fairy tales were told orally by storytellers.
Here are our steps (notes for class):
Plot line of Fairy Tales
Traditional Elements
Stock Characters
Writing a Twisted Tale
Plot Lines
A typical fairy-tales plot is:
Initial Situation
Introduction of a problem/complication/task
Hero(ine) attempts to address the complication (rescue someone, find someone, slay a dragon, you get the idea)
Successful resolution
Traditional Elements
princess is a victim
prince
evil person
magic
positive resolution
forest
broken family
moral or message
Stock Characters
A stock character is a universal type that appears in plays, stories, films, etc. They are often based on stereotypes. They are easily recognized. Here are some examples:
Ancient Stock Characters (the show-off, the coward, the greedy man)
Good guys (a humble servant, the wise old man, prince charming, etc.)
Bad guys (the mad scientist, the evil stepmother, etc.)
Neutral characters (the damsel in distress, the nerd, the town drunk, etc.)
Students will look at a variety of examples to help with ideas. After taking notes and watching some "Fractured Tales," research and read a fairy tale to help develop your style of writing.
Begin to formulate a plan for writing your own "Twisty tale." You have three classes to write, edit, and finalize your story. I look forward reading.....
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