Fractured Fairy Tale Unit - Writing Fractured Fairy Tales

Are you looking for a completely planned, ready-to-implement Fractured Fairy Tale Unit? Our 2-week unit covers everything you could want to excite and engage your 3rd-4th grade students with the world of fractured fairy tales.

Through a series of eight lessons, students will explore classic fairy tales, identify their key elements, and learn how these tales can be altered, or "fractured," to create new, unique stories. This unit aims to enhance students' understanding of narrative point of view, character development, plot alteration, and writing their own fractured fairy tales.

Unit Overview

• Lesson 1: Introduction to fairy tales
• Lesson 2: Introduction to fractured fairy tales
• Lessons 3-6: Writing from a character’s point of view
• Lesson 7: Fairy Tales on Trial: Comparing & Contrasting character point of view
• Lesson 8: Changing the fairy tale ending

Students will:

• Compare and contrast classic and fractured fairy tales.
• Analyze how authors alter classic tales to create fractured versions.
• Plan and write their own fractured fairy tale from a villain's point of view. Participate in mock fairy tale trials
• Rewrite the ending of classic fairy tales

What's included:

• 8 days of completely planned lessons.
• Unit guide & lesson plans
• 7 lessons ready to 'just present' in digital slides.
• 5 Classic Fairy Tale Reading Passages.
• Fairy Tale Element Hunt Graphic Organizer.
• 7 examples of ways to fracture a fairy tale.
• 3 examples of popular Fractured Fairy Tales (linked in YouTube videos).
• Analyzing Fractured Fairy Tale Graphic Organizer.
• Planning Your Own Fractured P.O.V. Story Graphic Organizer.
• Fractured Fairy Tale P.O.V. Sentence Stem Sheet.
• Fractured Fairy Tale P.O.V. Publishing Pages.
• Interactive 'Fairy Tales on Trial' Digital Slide.
• 3 court cases, 6 Fairy Tale characters’ points of view.
• Juror Note Taking Sheets printable for each case.
• 'Juror' Sheet for students to fill out.
• 5 Classic Fairy Tales to Alter the Ending Printables.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand and identify elements of classic fairy tales.
• Identify and compare the differences between classic and fractured fairy tales.
• Explore narrative point of views, including 1st and 3rd person points of view.
• Develop creative writing skills by planning and writing a fractured fairy tale from an alternative character's point of view.
• Engage in critical thinking and debate through mock fairy tale trials.

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