For+the+Parents

Dear Parents of Mr. J's class,

Once Upon a time, your son or daughter read Classic Fairy Tales like Cinderella and Snow White. They also read other classic stories like The Three Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk. Now we are moving on to some of the same stories, just changed and twisted a bit.

The stories we will be studying are like the originals, with a little more. Throughout the unit, the students will examine the original stories and “Fractured Fairy Tales.” By the end of the unit the students will be able to compare the stories to find some of the constant themes throughout the stories.

In addition, the students will eventually create their own Fractured Fairy Tale. The students will first use a wiki page. On the wiki page, the students will be able to work in groups to create an original story based on a writing prompt. By the end of the unit, the students will create an individual story, which will be illustrated and published for a classroom book.

To get your student ready for the unit, keep reading to your child every night. While reading, include traditional stories and Fractured Fairy Tale. A few suggestions are:

· __Jim and the Beanstalk__ by Raymond Briggs · __Snow White in New York__ by Fiona French · __Piggie Pie__ by Maggie Palatini · __The Frog Prince Continued__ by Jon Scieszka · __The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig__ by Eugene Trivizas · __Beauty and the Beastly Children__ by Michael O. Tunnell · __Sleeping Ugly__ by Jan Yolen

Unit objectives: ** R3.A.1.5.1: ** Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text as a whole. ** R3.B.1.2.1: ** Identify, explain, interpret, compare, and/or describe connections between texts. ** 1.5.3.E: ** Revise writing to improve detail and order by identifying missing information and determining whether ideas follow logically. ** 1.9.3.A: ** Use media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.

I look forward to the unit and I know that the kids will find a new world filled with fantastic stories that are just a little different from the ones they know now.

Thank-you and May you live happily ever after ·