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 | Tall Tales |
| Cinderella |
| Twisted Tales |
| Nursery Rhymes Go Modern |
Tall Tales
| Pecos Bill |
| Paul Bunyan |
| Swamp Angel |
| Mike Fink |
| John Henry |
Elements of a Tall Tale
| A hero or heroine |
| An evil force |
| Exaggerated skills |
| A landmark place or thing is created through the hero/heroine's use of his or her exaggerated skills |
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Cinderella
Not including Modern Versions of Cinderella, there are more than 800 traditional translations of this fairy tale--originating from all around the world. During this unit, students will compare and contrast four of these versions and will focus on one particular version with their group members. As a class we will compare and contrast Cinderella (France), Yeh Shen (China) and Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Africa). Groups will also choose one additional version of "Cinderella" to create an Alphabox Poster about.
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Twisted Tales
Twisted tales include the characteristics of Fairy Tales yet there are some interesting changes. Some of the changes include:
| different characters |
| different outcome/plot |
| different point of view |
| different setting |
| different villain |
Go to this website to visit a famous twisted
tale author
Fractured Fairy Tales & Fables
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Nursery Rhymes Go Modern
After studying a variety of traditional nursery rhymes, students
will compose their own versions which model Father Gander's ideals. These rhymes
will bridge the centuries as students join Father Gander in creating modern nursery
rhymes.
Nursery Rhyme Rubric
| Colorful illustrations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Father Gander's Ideals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Rhyme from 1600's Changed to fit 2002 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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