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FAIRY TALE FANTASIA
Mrs. Simonsen
Geddes School
What is a fairy tale? Begin with phrases like “Once upon a time…” and “Long
ago…” Take place in faraway places Are often folktales that contain magic Often have royal characters such as kings and queens Rarely are about fairies Usually have young heroes and heroines whose virtues
help them overcome an obstacle Use characters with unusual names Have a good character and a bad character
What is a fairy tale? (cont.) Have the good character pass several tests in order to
overcome a problem Always see that the bad character loses and is punished
for his deeds Sometimes allow characters to be transformed into
animals Sometimes allow characters to come under a spell that
only acts of kindness or love can reverse Use numbers such as three or seven Have happy endings: “happily ever after”
Well Known Fairy Tales Cinderella Snow White Sleeping Beauty Rapunzel Rumpelstilskin Pinochhio Hansel and Gretel Peter Pan
Writing a Fairy Tale Step One: Prewrite
Choose a time for your fairy tale
Late at night
A long time ago
As the sun set
Early in the morning
After school
Durin g a rainstorm
Writing a Fairy Tale Step Two: Prewrite
Choose a place for your fairy tale
Wooded forest sea
Castlevillage
Schoolisland
Hospitalcottage
Outer space cave
Writing a Fairy Tale Step Three: Prewrite
Choose some characters for your fairy tale
prince princess
dragon king
teacherprincipal
old man pig
witch wolf
alien cat
fox
dog
farmer
Writing a Fairy Tale Step Four: Prewrite
Finally, you need to choose a problem and decide how it will be solved.
Step Five: Write Now, write your
story using your prewriting as a guide.
Writing a Fairy Tale Step Six: Revise
Carefully read what you have written.
Look for: missing capital letters, missing punctuation marks, missing words, misspelled words, and incomplete sentences
Step Seven: Illustrate & Publish Bind and share your
story with others.