Once upon a crime... Fairy tale characters on trial

Have you ever wondered about the ethics of some of the fabled fairy tales? In this unit, students will be assigned a fairy tale character, as well as that character's crimes. They will be responsible for crafting a defense in a mock trial in front of their peers. This document includes...

• a master sheet with 25 fairy tale characters and their crimes
• rap sheets for 25 different fairy tale characters
• blank "Wanted" poster
• persuasive writing planning page
• Your Honor, I can explain! persuasive writing piece
• persuasive writing rubric
• mock trial guidelines
• mock trial summary sheet
• Guilty/Not Guilty cards

Be prepared for some of the most engaging, creative, downright hilarious responses you'll read! Even my reluctant writers got into this unit! Enjoy!