Fairy Tale Conventions
What is the traditional opening phrase found in most classic fairy tales?
"Once upon a time"
In both PEEL and PETAL paragraphs, what is most commonly used for evidence/examples?
Quotes from the text.
List the three Cinderella stories from oldest to newest.
Yeh-Shen (850 A.D), Brothers Grimm Cinderella (1812), Walt Disney animation (1950)
What technique directly compares two things by saying one thing "is" another, without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What does Hansel try to use the second time to mark his way home?
Breadcrumbs
Name one common fairy tale convention that we have discussed.
Mr Cornwell to determine.
What is the key difference between PEEL and PETAL paragraph structures?
PETAL includes technique / Technique analysis
In Yeh Shen, what creature acts as the magical helper instead of a fairy godmother?
Magic fish
In fairy tales, the color white often represents purity and good, while black represents evil.
Symbolism - Colour Symbolism
The stepmother convinces the father to abandon the children in the forest. What convention does this characterisation match most with?
Evil / Unkind Characters
Fairy tales typically feature a clear battle between good and evil. Name two characters that represent evil in fairy tales we have read.
Cinderella's step-mother, the witch (Hansel and Gretel)
PETAL is an acronym (that means each letter stands for something). What does each letter stand for?
Point sentence - Evidence or Example - Technique - Analysis/Analyse - Link
In the Disney version, what object does the fairy godmother transform to help Cinderella reach the ball?
A Pumpkin Carriage
When an author uses vivid, descriptive language appealing to the sense of smell what technique is being employed?
Olfactory Imagery
The wicked witch is killed and the stepmother disappears from the story once the children escape. What convention do these actions most align with?
Moral Lessons
In Hansel and Gretel, Hansel leaves a trail of pebbles (and later breadcrumbs) to find his way home. Which fairy tale convention does this represent?
Recurring patterns, resourcefulness/cleverness.
In analytical writing, should you use rhetorical questions to support your arguments?
No, you don't use rhetorical questions in analytical writing, but you can identify them in texts and analyse them in your response.
The Grimm version is significantly darker than Disney's. What violent act do the stepsisters commit to try to fit the slipper?
Cut feet (heel and toes) to fit the slipper.
When an author reveals a character's personality through their actions, dialogue, and behavior rather than directly stating it, what technique is this called?
Indirect Characterisation
In the Simpsons adaptation, which other fairy tales are alluded to (intertextuality).
Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Rapunzel
Name two more fairy tale conventions yet to be used as an answer.
Good and evil characters, royalty and poverty, magic and enchantments, recurring patterns and numbers, universal truths, transformation, resourcefulness/cleverness, moral lessons.
What is the purpose of a 'point sentence' (you can't use the word point in your answer)?
To provide your overall argument/idea and to answer the question.
The Grimm, Disney, and Yeh Shen versions of Cinderella have all been adapted and changed from each other. Why has each version been modified differently?
Cultural context / Audience / Values / Time period
In the line "the pale, aching fate," the repeated "a" sound creates which technique?
Assonance
After walking a few hours they arrived at a large body of water. "We cannot get across," said Hansel. "I cannot see a walkway or a bridge." What helps them get across?
A white duck / duckling