Interpreters

FAIRY TALES

In early January we started to read (during Readers Workshop), fairy tales. The students would get to enjoy the fairytale and then we would discuss the story. What helps make up the story, example: characters good and bad, a problem, a solution, some magic, things seem to be in threes, like maybe three characters or three things happened., and the words "Once upon a time" and "Happily every after. Now that the student know what to look for in a fairytale, they have started to write their very own. This process is slowed when you have to sign all the stories, add visuals and make sure the student understand the fairy tales. and make sure the student can see the process of how a fairytale is created. Now it is the students turn.

Mrs. Egli gave the students two brainstorming worksheets, this help organize the ideas the students have for their fairytale. On one sheet there was room to write and draw small pictures of their good characters and bad characters. Also a place to come up with some magic, a problem, a plan, a solution, and a setting. Then on the next sheet, is a character building worksheet where the students can add describing words that help build their characters. Here you can see some of the students work and imagination. Through out the next few weeks we will perfect the story and then copy(publish) this fairytale into a book. We will end this study with an after school program that the parents will attend.