Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Fractured Fairy Tales for Middle School


If you know any middle schoolers who love(d) fairy tales, Vivian Vande Velde’s Cloaked in Red is a must read. She has fractured the story of Little Red Riding Hood eight times. Three of my favorites are “Little Red Riding Hood’s Family”, “Deems the Wood Gatherer”, and “Why Willy and His Brother Want Ever Amount to Anything”.  Her clever twists and turns include werewolves, vampires, and hints of other fairytale characters. This book is a great writing jump start. After reading a few aloud to your class and talking about the changes in the story, have your students choose one of their favorite fairy tales to rewrite, I mean fracture.

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