This week we started our fairy tales study. After reading a traditional version of Cinderella, we analyzed the characters. We learned about fairy tale archetypes, which are types of characters that tend to show up in many different fairy tales. The six archetypes we are studying are:
-the damsel in distress (Cinderella)
-the helper (Fairy God Mother)
-the villian (the stepmother)
-the other evils (the step sisters)
-the person with mixed loyalty (Cinderella's father)
-the rescuer (The prince)
We have begun to look for these characters while we explore other fairy tales.
The children have been very surprised when reading some of the original Grimms Fairy Tales, which originated in Germany in the 1800's. The tend to be quite different than the Disney Fairy Tales the students are familiar with.
As promised, here are some Grimms Brothers links:
1. All about the Grimms Brothers
2. Grimms Fairy Tales
3. Animated Grimms Tales
Enjoy!
-the damsel in distress (Cinderella)
-the helper (Fairy God Mother)
-the villian (the stepmother)
-the other evils (the step sisters)
-the person with mixed loyalty (Cinderella's father)
-the rescuer (The prince)
We have begun to look for these characters while we explore other fairy tales.
The children have been very surprised when reading some of the original Grimms Fairy Tales, which originated in Germany in the 1800's. The tend to be quite different than the Disney Fairy Tales the students are familiar with.
As promised, here are some Grimms Brothers links:
1. All about the Grimms Brothers
2. Grimms Fairy Tales
3. Animated Grimms Tales
Enjoy!
