Novels
Fairy tales are an ever 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.
(All summaries below are provided by the publishers. Click on the titles to be taken to Amazon to find out more information on these texts)
(All summaries below are provided by the publishers. Click on the titles to be taken to Amazon to find out more information on these texts)
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Graphic Novel
Movies
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Red Riding HoodRed Riding Hood is an movie adaptation of the novel Red Riding Hood, by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright based on the original Grimm fairy tale, Little Red Cap. This movie is a dark, retelling of the original tale that takes place in a medieval village threatened by evil forces. This movie has a PG-13 rating and is meant for mature students, likely those in high school.
Red Riding Hood. DVD. Directed by Atom Egoyan. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2011. |
Websites
For more information about this tale, click the link below to visit the SurLaLune Fairy Tales site:
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/ridinghood/index.html |