A Modern Fairy Tale (Lesson Plan)

 Lesson Plan

A Modern Fairy Tale

Objectives: 

- the students will develop the listening skill;

- the students will work on their writing skill ;

- the students will communicate in English, in order to do a task.

Activities:

Activity 1. Establishing the main features of a fairy tale and its specific language (Brainstorming)

- the students will identify a few fairy tales and will determine the specific features of a fairy tale (" Once upon a time...", " And they lived happily ever after...")

- the students will name a few fairy tales and a few characters (their favourites): Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood etc

Timing: 5-10 minutes

Activity 2. The students will watch a couple of "modernised" or "updated" fairy tales

Sources: Bropunzel (https://youtu.be/3JnhQX4IsYQ)

                Cinderfella (https://youtu.be/p4OyCNctKXg)

https://storyberries.com/bedtime-stories-little-red-riding-hood-feel-good-fairy-tales/

Timing: 25 minutes

Activity 3. Identifying the modern elements in the classical fairy take/story

- the setting is modern;

-the clothes are modern;

-the gender change is modern; etc

Timing: 5 minutes

Activity 4.  In pairs, the students will be asked by the teacher to choose a fairy tale and to make it modern. This will be their homework for the next lesson, when they will have to present their modern fairy tale.

Timing: 5-10 minutes