FAIRY TALES
CINDERELLA TALES:
Classic Traditional Cinderella video
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying (stepmother's point of view)
Fractured Fairy Tale: Cinderella (cartoon)
OTHER FAIRY TALES:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Disney Read Along book
Rumpelstiltskin: Disney Read Aloud
Rapunzel (old-fashioned puppet animation)
Traditional version of Princess and the Pea by H.C. Andersen read aloud on you tube
The Princess and the Pea Fixed Fairy Tale Cartoon (about 5 minutes long)
MYTHOLOGY
M ajor conflicts from
Y ears ago. Used to explain natural world or
T each a lesson.
H umans tell them
O ver and over again.
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G ods and goddesses who have human emotions, often wear disguises, and have supernatural abilities.
Y ou've got the idea now!
Why should we study myths?
1. The Story Arc and Characters are similar to modern literature.
2. Modern-day idioms are often based upon myths and traditional stories.
3. Used to guide behavior of children based upon morals within stories.
The Archetype Characters found in these tales: Victim Villain Hero
This link will take you to some very simple versions of popular myths.
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/greek-myths/load.htm?f
This webpage has links to kid-friendly versions of popular myths:
http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html
This link will take you to a variety of traditional stories. You might notice some familiar myths are on the list of stories included on this website.
http://www.mrdonn.org/stories.html