Humanities

Here is your task for today:


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#1: Fractured Fairy Tales

Steps:

1. Watch and listen:

The True Story of The Three Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw

2. Brainstorm in your journal (jot notes, visual notes, whatever works for you)

- How is the story different from the version you are familiar with?

- How might other fairy tales change if told from a different point of view?

3. If you need more ideas or examples, here is a fractured fairy tales playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF4UPof4Elc&list=PL075EC6098646FEB6

4. If you are interested in writing a fractured fairy tale, use the following guiding questions to start your planning:

o   Which fairy tale will you "fracture?"

o   How will you change that fairy tale?

o   Who will be the good character? The bad character?

o   From whose point of view will the story be told?

o   Where will the story take place?

o   What problem will have to be solved?

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#2: Politically Correct Fairy Tales

1.     Read:
The printed version of Little Red Riding Hood

2.     Listen

To The Three Vertically Challenged Pigs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTDNEmCQEpg

3.     Write:
  Choose a fairy tale to re-write with a politically correct twist

4.     If you are writing, use the following guiding questions:

·      Which fairy tale will you "politically correct”?

·      How will you change that fairy tale?

·      What words/events can you use to be politically correct?

·      How are you going to change the story?

·      Where will the story take place?

·      What problem will have to be solved?
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#3: Past Meets Present (or vice versa!)

Steps:

1.   Watch the trailer for Enchanted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lokg8Xtq0UE 

2.  Watch the scene from Back to the Future:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY2w2-CAKgM

3.  If you are writing, use the following guiding questions:

·      Which character will you write about?

·      Is your character going to the past, or being transported to modern day? Or the future?

·      How are you going to show change in your character?

·      Where will the story take place?

·      What problem will have to be solved?