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Transforming Fairytales
Lesson 3: Writing Guide



Lesson 1. Transforming

Name _______________ Date __________________

Choose an idea or make up one of your own.
The story takes place in (setting) :
the forest, the jungle, the ocean, the mountains, a cave,
an island, a castle or _______________

The characters are:
a girl, a boy, a mother, a father, brothers, sisters, witch,
giant, monster, king, queen, an animal or _______________

The problem is:
the witch casts a spell, the monster guards a treasure, the king is kidnapped, the girl finds a magic stone, the boy discovers a wishing well or __________________________
What happens first in your story?
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What happens next?
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What happens last?
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Is there a lesson or moral to your story? Does a character learn something useful?
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Now use your notes to begin your story draft on the computer. Some good beginnings to choose from are:

Once upon a time...
A long, long time ago...
Deep, deep in the forest...
 
Choose a title for your story and write it here.

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For a student story template, visit: http://abcteach.com/FairyTales/storyplanner.htm


Lesson 7.Finding backgrounds on the Internet.


Lesson 4. Editing our tales


9. Helpful Websites


See our Fairytales


Lesson 8.Putting the pages together