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Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales. Once upon a time, there were …. Fairy Tales. What are fairy tales?. Fairy tales are stories with fairies or other imaginary beings and events, often containing a moral message. Fairy Tales. Fairy Tales are a genre of literature.

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Fairy Tales

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  1. Fairy Tales Once upon a time, there were … cbl 2008

  2. Fairy Tales What are fairy tales? Fairy tales are stories with fairies or other imaginary beings and events, often containing a moral message. cbl 2008

  3. Fairy Tales Fairy Tales are a genre of literature. Genre is the name for a category of any artistic work; it can be music, film, art, or literature. Genres identify the type of artistic work by form, style, or subject. Genres in literature include mystery, fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction and fairy tale. Myths, legends and fables are also genres. cbl 2008

  4. Fairy Tales Fairy tales come from oral literature. They originated a long, long time ago when people “told” stories over and over. Writers like Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm wrote down the stories and created new ones. Fairy tales are collected from many different cultures and countries and are often translated from and into other languages. cbl 2008

  5. Fairy Tales Later, Hollywood created its own versions of fairy tales in cartoon movies. Fairy tales have been rewritten and retold many times in many versions. There are operas of fairy tales, movies, cartoons, plays, poems, and even ballets that tell the classic stories, each with their own twist or interpretation. cbl 2008

  6. Fairy Tales How many fairy tales can you name? Take a minute, talk to your neighbor, and make a list. cbl 2008

  7. Published over 100 fairy tales! Fairy Tales Hans Christian Anderson Born: April 2, 1805 in Denmark Died: August 4, 1875 in Denmark Wrote:The Ugly Duckling (which he called his autobiography) The Little Mermaid The Emperor’s New Clothes The Nightingale Thumbelina The Princess and the Pea cbl 2008

  8. Published over 200 fairy tales! Fairy Tales Jakob Grimm(right) Born: 1785 Died: 1863 in Germany Wilhelm Grimm(left) Born: 1786 Died: 1859 in Germany Collected and published in 1812 (Grimm’s Fairy Tales):Cinderella Snow White The Frog King Little Red Riding Hood Tom Thumb The Elves and the Shoemaker Rumpelstiltskin Originally wrote the stories for adult readers! cbl 2008

  9. A writer best known for stories he did not write! Fairy Tales Andrew Lang Born: March 31, 1844 in Scotland Died: July 20, 1912 Collected and published illustrated fairy tales: Blue Fairy Book (1889)Red Fairy Book (1890)Green Fairy Book (1892)Yellow Fairy Book (1894)Pink Fairy Book (1897)Gray Fairy Book (1900) Violet Fairy Book (1901) Crimson Fairy Book (1903)Brown Fairy Book (1904) Olive Fairy Book (1906) Orange Fairy Book (1907) Lilac Fairy Book (1910) cbl 2008

  10. Fairy Tales • Fairy tales also have several elements, or characteristics, that identify them as fairy tales. Can you name any of these elements? • Special beginning and/or ending words like “once upon a time,” “long, long, ago,” and “happily ever after.” • A very good-hearted character • A very evil-hearted character • Royalty in a castle • Something magical: a fairy, a troll, a tiny person • Riches or gold • A problem that gets solved in a happy way • Things often happen in "threes" or "sevens" cbl 2008

  11. Fairy Tales What are other some other characteristics of fairy tales? • Stepmothers or sisters • Talking or helpful animals • A hero (the Prince?) • A journey or a quest • Getting lost • Breaking rules or committing a crime cbl 2008

  12. Fairy Tales Most Fairy Tales can be found in the 398.2 section of your library. Sometimes libraries have a special sections for fairy tales, folktales and mythology. Some fairy tales books are picture books, so they are found in the Young Readers’ section. Let’s see if you know these fairy tales … cbl 2008

  13. Think about Beauty and the Beast Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  14. Think about Cinderella Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  15. Think about The Frog Prince Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  16. Think about Hansel and Gretel Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  17. Think about Rapunzel Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  18. Think about The Princess and the Pea Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  19. Think about Cinderella Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  20. Think about Snow White Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  21. Think about Sleeping Beauty Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  22. Think about Puss-in-Boots Does it have… • Special beginning/ending words • Good-hearted character • Evil-hearted character • Royalty • Riches • Magic • Problem • Three or seven Fairy Tales cbl 2008

  23. Fairy Tales • We are going to read and study • fairy tales in the next few weeks. • We will read some old versions • and some new versions: • to compare different fairy tales • to look for those special elements • to analyze the characters • to play a fairy tale game • to complete a webquest cbl 2008

  24. Fairy Tales Let’s take a vote now. We will post the results on a bar graph: What is your favorite fairy tale? We will vote again in a few weeks, and compare the results. cbl 2008

  25. Fairy Tales Why study fairy tales? • Popular young adult and children's author Jane Yolen argues that in today's media-influenced world, young adults lack references to the ancient myths and fairy tales that fill a basic developmental need: • To appreciate literature, we must know the standards on which it is based. • To get along with others, we must understand how our culture's values relate to theirs. • To process our own experiences, we must compare them to those in stories. • To build our own belief systems, we must find their roots. • (Jane Yolen, Touch Magic, p. 5-20) cbl 2008

  26. Fairy Tales And they lived happily ever after! cbl 2008

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