Fairytale+Examples

Narrative Example:
Book used: Little Red Riding Hood

**__Learning objectives:__**

 * 1) Improve literacy skills- reading, writing and speaking.
 * 2) Increase creativity skills throughout the learning process.
 * 3) Enhance collaborative skills among peers through group projects.


 * Teaching period:** 3- 3.5 weeks

First week of teaching 1. Introduction of the story book "Little Red Riding Hood".
 * Resources:** Use either a big book or individual story books (both can be rented from the school's library).

OR Online reading- [|Red Riding Hood by the Grimm Brothers Original]

OR Video- media type="youtube" key="GbzMC6qAzVU" height="315" width="560"

2. Depending on different resources used for the lesson, lesson should be conducted in various ways. //Book-// When using the big book, students will listen to the teacher read; however, when each student possess the book, alternate reading aloud is encouraged. //Online Reading-// Same alternate reading aloud method can be used. This may also be a link used after a few sessions when students are required to complete class projects or assignments. The online source provides a useful tool for research. //Video-// An engaging source to keep students' attention span.

Provide A3 paper so the students can draw illustrations for further discussions. Put events in sequential order. Explore the moral values of the story and discuss with the team. Open discussions with the class. Third person narrative. So, pick a method depending on how you want to engage your class.
 * **Group Work** ||  **Individual Work**  ||
 * Read aloud: Split into groups. Each group reads a chapter.
 * Dissect the story- who are the good and bad character. Discuss.
 * Can either be done in 1 or several sessions depending on what the teachers’ expectations or intended outcomes are for the learning.
 * Can they relate the story or the values to other stories? E.g. Hansel and Gratel, Rapunzel, The Frog Prince, King Grizly Beard, etc.
 * Rewrite the ending. Create own story problem.
 * Work in computer labs. || Create an alternate ending for the story “Little Red Riding Hood”. Use resources such as:
 * Interactive online story building web.
 * Proper essay writing.
 * Illustrations in project (e.g. art/scrap book). ||

3. Prompt questions after the reading.


 * **General Discussion Questions** ||  **Discussion Questions**  ||  **Extension Questions**  ||
 * # Where does the story take place?
 * 1) Who are the characters?
 * 2) Who is your favourite character? Why?
 * 3) Which character don’t you like? Why?
 * 4) How does the story end?
 * 5) What lessons do this story teach? || # Why do you think red riding hood went off the tracks even though she was warned by her mother?
 * 6) Do you think she should have listened to the wolf?
 * 7) Little red riding hood didn’t recognize her grandmother? Why so?
 * 8) Are you afraid of animals like the story? Which animals do you find scary and why? || # Write an alternate ending for the story.
 * 9) Research activity: Wolves ~ What do they eat? Where do they live? ||

Second Week of Teaching 4. Look at different perspectives from various characters:

Wolf's Perspective Discuss in groups/pairs/class.

Writing Narratives:Point-of-view
 * OR** may use interactive whiteboard link toallow students explore different situations.

Third Week of Teaching 5. The rewriting ending can be made more engaging to the students by using this helpful link. It widely uses animation to gain students' full attention. Thus, allows students to create different situations by changing the animation characters and location. The use of technology enhances their learning experiences.

Animation Story maker

Below is another link that allows students to choose their own path using the animated story line. Students may explore have different paths may affect Little Red Riding Hood's fate.

Alternate Story Line

=**Students' Work Evaluation:**= 1. Students will be marked on their essay using a rubric as below:
 * ** Criteria ** ||  ** Outstanding (5) **  ||  ** Good (3-4) **  ||  ** Developing (2) **  ||  ** Beginning (1) **  ||  ** Actual Mark **  ||  ** Comments **  ||
 * Detailed descriptions ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Relevant ending – creativity ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Academic Writing Skills ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Overall impression ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** TOTAL ** ||||||||   ||   ||  /20  ||

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