Fractured fairytales

2. Fractured Fairy Tales
What Makes a Story a Fairy Tale?
 Fairy tales nearly always begin with the words
Once upon a time or Long, long ago.
 They usually have a good character and an evil
character.
 They might involve magic or enchantment.
 A woodland/forest or castle is usually mentioned.
 There is always a problem, that is eventually solved
and the good characters live happily ever after.

3. Fractured Fairy Tales
We are now going to look at a clip
from
Youtube, after which you should be
able
to explain what you think
a fractured fairy tale is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csdZQZmgKfQ

4. What is a Fractured Fairy Tale?
A fairy tale designed to be
humorous by changing the story
in an unexpected way; altering
characters, or adding a modern
language and events.

5. A parody is a humorous
version of a well
known story!

6. The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Princess/Pea
Elves/Shoemaker
Rumplestiltskin

7. Three Billy Goats Gruff
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Bears
Puss in Boots
The Ugly Duckling
Little Gingerbread Man

8. Use familiar characters,
plots, and settings from
traditional fairy tales to
create “fractured”
versions.

9. Setting
Characters
Point of view
Time period
Have characters from
different fairy tales meet!

10. Fractured Fairy Tales
You are now going to fracture
a fairy tale. You will need to consider the
following points:
1. Changing the setting.
2. Changing the personalities of your characters.
3. Writing the tale from the another character’s
view point.
4. Changing the problem.
5. Changing the solution.
6. Adding a little humour.
7. Writing a different ending.

11. Must be true to form
You may alter the storyline
You may add an unexpected
twist
Create a contemporary
 (modern) version
Elements of a novel must be
present