Setting
What is the setting of a story?
What is a problem?
Something that goes wrong
What is a solution?
How the problem is fixed.
Who are the stepsisters?
What does the word clever mean?
Able to think and understand quickly
What was one of the stories we read that had a setting in today's time?
Who causes the problem in a fairy tale?
Who solves the problem in a fairy tale?
One of the good characters
An evil character who causes problems
What do all fairy tales have?
Magic, Villains, good characters, setting, problem, solution
How can you tell that a story took place a long time ago?
The clothes characters wear, what the buildings look like, there isn't anything from today's time (like cars)
What story involved the problem of 11 princes being turned into swans?
The Wild Swans
How was the problem of the Miller's daughter not knowing Rumpelstilskin's name solved?
One of the messengers overheard him saying his name.
Name some of the characters in Rumpelstilskin.
Who are Rumpelstilskin, the Miller, and the Miller's daughter
Why is the title "Jack and the Beanstalk?"
Jack grew a beanstalk in his yard with the magic beans. It was important to the story.
Talk about the setting of The Wild Swans
The story mostly took place in a castle a long time ago, in Eliza's room and in a cell under the castle
What was one of the problems in the story Jack and the Beanstalk?
Jack sold their cow for magic beans, the giant wanted to eat Jack
What was a solution to a problem in Sleeping Beauty?
The king and queen hid all of the spinning wheels, the prince kissed her and she woke up
What is Rapunzel named after and why?
She is named after a plant that the witch grew in her garden. The witch named her that because the witch gave Rapunzel to her mom in exchange for the baby.
How was the story "Sleeping Beauty" different from "Sleeping Beauty 100 Years Later?"
The fairy was left out of a feast in Sleeping Beauty, and a birthday party in Sleeping Beauty 100 Years later. The prince married her in Sleeping Beauty, and took her on a date in Sleeping Beauty 100 Years Later.
What was the setting of Hansel and Gretel?
This story took place in their house and outside deep in a forest, where they found the witch's candy house.
How were the problems in Cinderella and Cinderello different?
In Cinderella, the main character couldn't go to a dance, and in Cinderello, the main character couldn't go to baseball tryouts.
How do we know that the problem is solved at the end of the story?
It ends with "Happily Ever After"
How did Cinderella's feelings change over the course of the story?
She started sad because her mom died, and then her stepsisters made her do all of the work and she couldn't go to the dance. At the end, she was happy because she got to go to the ball and ended up marrying the prince.
What is your favorite fairy tale we have read and WHY?
Answers may vary