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Fairy tales are a popular genre to explore. Many children have encountered fairy tales at some point in their life, especially those made popular by Disney. The Common Core State Standards require students to be able to compare and contrast between an original piece of work and it's adaptations. Because of the students familiarity with these stories they are perfect to use in comparison studies. As some of these are written through different characters perspectives they could also be used for lessons on point of view. Below is a list of novels that you could use to lead a discussion in these subject areas. Visit the lesson plans/activities page to find more ways to use these stories in your classroom.
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The Brothers Grimm
This is a movie very very loosely based on the life of the Grimm Brothers. It suggests that the stories they compiled were based on the real adventures of the brothers. Clearly, this is fantasy, but it could be a fun thing to show the students when there is a substitute in the classroom. It is rated PG13, so this would be for high school students. As an extension activity for the movie the students could identify the tales listed in the movie, and compare the original tale to how it is described in the film. They may also look at possible changes in the morality of the stories in the movie, as opposed to the morality of the tales.
The Brothers Grimm. DVD. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005. Disney Adaptations
These are children’s animated films created by the Walt Disney Corporation. Each film is an adaptation of a Grimm Fairy Tale. The intended audience for these films are young children, and most students in middle school and high school grew up watching these films, and appreciate them in a nostalgic way. Teachers can use that nostalgia and incorporate these movies into a lesson. They can be used to compare to the original tales and discuss the changing societal values that shaped the changes from story to screen. Students can also look at the changing morality of the movies from the tales themselves. History teachers especially can use these as a tool to explain changes in societal values, based on the changes from the 19th century tales to the 20th and 21st century films. Examples of Disney adapted Grimm Tales are:
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