FAIRY TALES UNIT

NOVEMBER 9-NOVEMBER 20

“Fairies have wings, not tails.”- Mr. Dill

DO NOW – 11/9

• In your journal, write about a memory you have with fairy tales, Disney movies, anything involving childhood stories!

SHARE

• Share with your table

SHARE X2

• Share with the class

MINI LIT CIRCLES• This week we will be in mini literature circles – prep for Shakespeare!• Each group will have about 6 people in it• Here’s the plan for the week:

• Monday: Read and annotate a fairy tale, and pull out a symbol in the fairy tale and explain it with evidence (vocab term: “explicate.” Each member explicates a different symbol)

• Tuesday: Create a DIDLS and explain the tone of the fairy tale

• Thursday: Elements of a Fairy Tale. Fill out sheet and identify elements and how they move the story

• Friday: Create a “movie poster” and words to go along as a live trailer for your story and present it to class

***All work due on Friday!***

MINI LITERATURE CIRCLES

• Today we will get into fairy tale lit circles for the week

• There will be about 6/group

• Your choices are:• Rapunzel

• Hansel and Gretel

• Cinderella

• Little Briar Rose

• Snow White

READ!

• Read and annotate! Look for: • Figurative language• Imagery• Symbols• Interesting things that catch your eye!

SYMBOLS

SYMBOLS: ON YOUR OWN…• Identify a symbol from your story. Each group

member needs to choose a different symbol. On your own, underneath your do now, write a short explanation of:• What the symbol is

• What is symbolizes/means

• How it aides in the plot of the story

• This explanation should be about ½ to 1 page and should have at least 3 pieces of evidence in it. Embed your evidence!!