Lesson 1 Rumpelstiltskin: a modern retelling

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Rumpelstiltskin: a modern retelling

Today:

1. Welcome & lesson goals (5 minutes)

2. Warming up video (10 minutes)

3. Reading Rumpelstiltskin (20 minutes)

4. Cooling down with writing (5 minutes)

5. Homework (5 minutes)

6. End of lesson (5 minutes)

1. Welcome & lesson goals

Student can guess the meaning of a word from a text.

Students can compare an original fairy tale to a modern retelling.

What fairytales do you know?

Which fairytale is your favourite?

2. Warming up

Watch & read along with the story of Rumpelstiltskin.

Video is interactive!

00:22

What is a miller?

00:59

What is a necklace?

01:17

astonished =

1. blij
2. verbaasd
3. gelukkig
4. viel flauw

01:35

What is 'an imp'?

02:10

promise =

1. bedoelen
2. bedanken
3. bewaren
4. beloven

02:57

to guess =

04:08

to disappear =

1. vallen
2. vervagen
3. verdwijnen
4. verstoppen

3. Reading

Introduction to Rumpelstiltskin: a modern retelling. 

website application where people share short ideas

someone who makes films

you don't want anybody to know

on a short list of people who might win a prize.

people that decide who wins

to hit your hands together to show someting is good.

Twitter

producer

secret

nominated

judges

to clap

Read 'Rumpelstiltskin: a modern retelling'

• Work in pairs
• After reading: write down the differences between the orginal fairy tale & this modern retelling.

Ready? Discuss: what is the meaning behind this story?

4. Cooling down

What is most important to you? Explain why.

The most important to me is .................................., because:.....

[write down on your worksheet]

5. Homework

• Learn the words of the video & the text
  (see handout)

• Finish: What is most important to you?

6. End of lesson

Did we reach our goals?

• Student can guess the meaning of a word from a text.
  
• Students can compare an original fairy tale to a modern retelling.

Tips and tops for this lesson, please.