Fairy Tale Analysis Project- Hums

As promised, here is the task sheet for our new fairy tale analysis project, which includes three parts and needs to be completed by Oct. 12th.


Fairy Tale Analysis Task


Report Card Stems:

Reads to explore, construct and extend understanding

Represents ideas and creates understanding through a variety of media

Communicates ideas in an informed and persuasive manner


We have discussed and looked at the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Book of Kells, and looked at their use of Celtic and Mythological images to tell stories and glorify god in the Mediaeval Ages. We’ve been learning more about how stories and text lived in the Middle Ages. Many of these biblical stories acted as guidance for how to live, and how to determine right and wrong (morality texts).

Folktales and fairy tales began as oral stories (remember how a society’s worldview is disseminated and reinforced in an illiterate culture) and were originally very dark ‘cautionary tales’ that ensured that people followed society’s rules and the prevalent worldview. In other words, these ‘moral’ tales played on people’s fears (no scientific understanding; knowledge held by a few people; strict social hierarchy and accompanying roles; limited travel and contact with other villages for lower classes; defined gender roles) in order to keep them in line and abiding by the rules of society. These tales were graphic and scary on purpose - a far cry from the Disney versions that came later.


YOUR TASK:


With the fairy tale that you have chosen from the Google list I have shared with you, work with your partner (or work individually) to complete a detailed Fairy Tale Analysis that you will be able to present to our class. Your analysis must include the following components:


PART 1: DETAILED ANALYSIS IN GOOGLE SLIDES Due October 5th, beginning of class

Images from the original fairy tale

Author

Date of origin

Theme (message of the story)

Characters

Setting

Comparison to modern version

Bibliography


PART 2: VISUAL REPRESENTATION Due Oct. 9th

A ‘scroll’ of your fairy tale that is written neatly

Include an ‘Illuminated’ letter to begin your tale

Decorate your scroll in appropriate middle ages artistic style (do some research!)

Write out the beginning of your fairy tale but only use one page and conclude with an ellipsis, ‘. . .’



PART 3: ORAL RETELLING beginning October 9th and ending October 12th.

Either recorded, or live, present a retelling of your story for us to listen to using the text you have chosen

You could read it out loud, using expression and articulation, or you could turn it into a script with a narrator and characters

You can add background sounds and music if you like