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Introduction
Once upon a time you were sitting in your room reading the notes you had taken earlier that day in Mrs. Noteworthy’s class. ”Read the fairy tale Rapunzel. Then review the seven elements of a fairy tale.” Ok, ok. You remember what you were supposed to do.
Oh, where is that text book? You know you brought it home with you. There it is. You dropped it on the floor when you came into your room after school. Grabbing the book in your left hand you proceed to open the cover of the book with your right hand. But, what is this? The book will not open. No matter how hard you tug and pull the book simply defies you. In disgust you throw the book on the floor again. As you jump onto your bed ready to ignore your homework for now, you discover you are promptly engulfed in swirling green fog that is being emitted from your text book. Suddenly you find yourself in a land of talking flowers as the green fog dissipates. There you are at the base of a mountain with a luminous purple castle sitting at its peak. But wait, wait! I should stop now. You will finish this story as you complete this webquest.
Your task for this webquest is to complete this fairy tale. First you must learn the various elements of a fairy tale. You will read several of these tales so that you will know what makes a fairy tale different from other types of fictional stories. Fairy tales have been part of the folklore of many different countries throughout the world. Each country has their own twist to this type of literature. In order to complete the fairy tale begun for you in this webquest, go to the Process section to discover the steps you must take.
In the Resources section of this webquest you will find a list of elements that are found in fairy tales. Study this list to learn what makes a story a fairly tale. Then read 4 different fairy tales from 4 different countries. You will find a table in the Resources section that contains a selection of tales you may read. Your teacher may want to assign specific tales to you from this list of from other resources he or she has in your classroom. As you read each tale, be sure to keep in mind what the elements of a fairy tale are. When you have finished reading all 4 tales, you should complete the fairy tale begun in the Introduction. Be creative and remember anything can happen in a fairy tale. Use your imagination! You may use the template that you find in the Resources section or any word processing program to compose your tale. Also, be sure to give your story and appropriate title. Your teacher may decide to ask you to read your story aloud in class so that you can compare your story to those of your classmates.
Elements of a Fairy Tale
Fairy Tales
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| Title | Story has no title. | Tale has a tiitle but does not represent the story. | Tale has a representative title. | Title of the tale is exmplary and intriguing. | |
| 7 elements | Story has no fairy tale elements. | Story has some fairy tale elements. | Story has most fairy tale elements. | Story has all fairy tale elements. | |
| Sentence structure | Sentence structure is poor in all sentences. | Some sentences have proper sentence structure. | Most sentences have proper sentence structure. | All sentences have proper sentence structure. | |
| Spelling and Punctuation | Spelling and punctuation in the story is poor. | Some spelling and punctuation is correct. | Most spelling and punctuation is correct. | All spelling and punctuation is correct. | |
| Grammar | Grammar in the story is poor. | Some grammar in the story is correct. | Most grammar in the story is correct. | All grammar in the story is correct. |
Teachers, Feel free to modify the rubric as needed. Below you will find the Illinois learning standards addressed by this webquests.
ILLINOIS STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency
1.C.3b Interpret and analyze entire narrative text using story elements, point of view and theme.
1.C.3e Compare how authors and illustrators use text and art across materials to express their ideas (e.g., foreshadowing, flash-backs, color, strong verbs, language that inspires).
ILLINOIS STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
2.A.3a Identify and analyze a variety of literary techniques (e.g., figurative language, allusion, dialogue, description, word choice, dialect) within classical and contemporary works representing a variety of genres.
2.A.3c Identify characteristics and authors of various literary forms (e.g., short stories, novels, drama, fables, biographies, documen-taries, poetry, science fiction).
ILLINOIS STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.
3.A.3 Write compositions that contain complete sentences and effective paragraphs using English conventions.
3.B.3a Produce documents that convey a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information and display focus, organization, elaboration and coherence.
3.C.3b Using available technology, produce compositions and multimedia works for specified audiences.
