Fairy Tale

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

the Fairy Tale

Project

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Which fairytales do
you know?

How would you describe a fairytale?
What is a fairytale?
Give a few key words.

"A fairytale is a folktale that uses magic and fantasy, it starts with the sentence: 'once upon a time' and always takes place in a unknown land and time. Most of the time they 'live happily ever after'."

- Wikipedia

Fairytale Characters

Watch the two fragments and try to remember as 

many fairytale characters as possible. 

You can take notes if you want. 

Post your answers on the next slide. 

Which fairytale characters
did you see?

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Fairytale Elements

It usually starts with 

ONCE UPON A TIME

Fairytale Elements

Setting:

A fairytale is always fiction and takes place somewhere made-up (land we do not know, time we do not know)

Fairytale Elements

Characters:

Good characters & Bad characters

There is a hero, a quest/task/desire, a lesson and/or a villian (the bad guy);

Fairytale Elements

Story line:

There is a moment where all seems lost and then there is an element of magic or transformation..

Story line

Fairytale Elements

(three fairies, three tasks, three brothers)

the number 3

Which fairytale is this?

www.shortkidstories.com

Fairytale Assignment

In groups of 2 or 3 prepare and act out (part of) a fairytale or movie WITHOUT TALKING!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Choose a fairytale or movie, divide up 

characters and decide on who does what

The Fairytale Project

individually OR groups of 2, choose between working on:

- acting out a skit of an already existing fairytale or movie

- giving a twist to an already existing fairytale or movie and then act it out

- writing and acting out your own made-up fairytale

also choose between:

- acting it out in front of class

- making a video (by using our green screen e.g.)

Monday, June 21st