Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Traditional Stories

Respond to each of the following questions and feel free to ask your own.  Share what you are discovering about your story.  Compare the written version to a cartoon or movie version of the story.

What could change about the story without changing its meaning or purpose?

What do you think is the most important distinction between fairy tales, tall tales and legends?

What are some of the values in the story? What is an American value?

1 comment:

  1. I really think the following questions are strong and honest questions that can lead to deep inquiry:

    What could change about the story without changing its meaning or purpose?

    What are some of the values in the story? What is an American value?

    I wonder about this one though:

    What do you think is the most important distinction between fairy tales, tall tales and legends?

    To me this question is too quiz-like and while it may lead to inquiry it is more likely to be seeking a short answer. How could this be worded differently?

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