If you have already received your username and password, click to log in and view media.īefore watching, brainstorm a list of all the different types of characters, settings, problems, and solutions you frequently find in fairy tales. Rocky and Bullwinkle: Fractured Fairy Tales: “Snow White’s Son”
SOLUTION: A way of solving a problem, or dealing with a difficult situation SETTING: The time and place of the action in the story mystery: a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story) GENRE: A book or story category defined by style, content, and form (e.g. It wouldn't hurt to reread Snow White, Cinderella, or Jack and the Beanstalk ahead of time either!ĬHARACTER: A person or an individual in a storyįAIRY TALE: A story about magical and imaginary beings or lands, often idealized Make sure to review the vocabulary before watching the clips. In the lesson below, you will find two examples of fractured fairy tales that students can use as a jumping-off point to writing their very own mixed-up stories. Watching, reading, and writing fractured fairy tales is a fun way for students to learn about literary structure, and gain a better understanding of genre. The writers are credited with inventing the concept but since then hundreds of fractured fairy tales have been imagined. In the 1960s, the popular cartoon Rocky and Bullwinkle often featured short segments called "Fractured Fairy Tales," in which the writers turned classic tales on their heads and shuffled around storytelling elements like characters, setting, and plot in order to present wacky and absurd retellings of stories like Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Rumpelstiltskin. In an effort to aid at-home learning, we are making selected media for this typically on-site class available here online, including pre-viewing focus questions and post-viewing discussion questions. Fractured Fairy Tales < PALEYEDUCATION : Online Classes Grades 2-4
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