Group Project--Drama

GROUP PROJECT: Adapting a fable or fairy tale for the stage

AGENDA:

In small groups, you will be adapting a fable or fairy tale for the stage.

Your project requires:

1. A script for a skit.

2. A set and costume design.

3. A song to be sung for the skit by a character(s) to set the scene.  You can write the words to any famous melody.

4. A performance for the class.


What is the difference between a fable and a fairy tale?

http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-fable-and-vs-fairy-tale/

1. Review with students the elements of a fable: characters, setting, events and a moral. In most fables the characters are animals. These animals usually represent specific human qualities(personification).

2. Review the concept of a moral. Tell students that fables are meant to teach a lesson or moral. The moral is usually revealed at the end of the fable. Sometimes the moral is delivered as a statement, such as "Be happy with what you have," or "It is easier to think up a plan than to carry it out."

3. Ask students to re-read The Ant and the Dove and have them orally identify the characters, setting, and moral of the story (the moral is already provided).

 The Ant and the Dove 


  AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and
being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of
drowning.  A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked
a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her.  The Ant
climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank.  Shortly
afterwards a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree, and laid
his lime-twigs for the Dove, which sat in the branches.  The Ant,
perceiving his design, stung him in the foot.  In pain the
birdcatcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the Dove
take wing.


 One good turn deserves another

4. Tell students that they will be reading more fables individually and that they must be able to identify key elements of the fables.

Prewriting: Tell students to make a plan before writing. For the pre-writing stage, encourage students to use graphic organizers (see below) to organize their ideas. Students should plan out the following:

• Characters (for example, a cat and a dog)
• Setting (for example, a vacant lot)
• Events (for example, a dog encounters a cat who has a piece of meat)
• Moral (for example, pick on animals your own size)

Drafting: Direct students to follow the order of the original fable or the order of events they listed and to begin writing a first draft.

Revising: Eliminate this step during this section. When students are in small groups, have the other group members revise and proofread the fable that they are choosing for the skit.

Proofreading: Students should check spelling, capitalization, punctuation and word usage. This can be done using a word-processing program.

Publishing: In this final stage of the writing process, students submit their writing. They have the option of extending on the lesson by publishing their creative work in a number of outlets(submitting to a newspaper or literary magazine, for example).

FABLES:


Fox and the Grapes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZp4eH04c8&feature=player_embedded

Fox and the Grapes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACpLj0_EiA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtnyD2uG8yo



Adapting a Fairy Tale:

http://writingfairytales.weebly.com/adapting-a-fairy-tale.html