Fairy-Tale Conventions Map
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Fairy-Tale Conventions Map
📖 Part 1: Launch and Anticipation Guide
I can identify fairy-tale conventions and explain my thinking.
Success criteria: I can name at least four conventions, identify an archetype, and support an idea with a story detail.
A fairy tale must have a princess, a castle, and a happy ending.
Why did you choose this response?
Name a convention, character type, or story detail. You may write, draw, or make notes.
🗝️ Vocabulary Box
Convention: a common pattern or feature in a type of story.
Archetype: a familiar character type or story pattern.
Protagonist: the main character, or the character whose goal we follow.
Antagonist: a character or force that works against the protagonist.
Helper: a character or force that supports the protagonist.
Exposition: the beginning, where the setting and characters are introduced.
Conflict: the problem or struggle in the story.
Climax: the most important turning point or highest moment of tension.
Resolution: the ending, where the problem is settled or changed.
🗺️ Part 2: Fairy-Tale Story Map
I can map a story’s structure, characters, conventions, and evidence.
Directions: Choose a familiar fairy tale or folktale. Write brief details. Use the sentence starter when helpful: “The evidence shows…”
Protagonist:
Antagonist or opposing force:
Helper:
Convention 1:
Convention 2:
Convention 3:
Convention 4:
Optional drawing or note-taking area:
🚪 Part 3: Exit Slip
I can reflect on conventions and archetypes that I may follow or challenge.
If helpful: You may use labelled drawings, point-form notes, speech-to-text, or an oral response.
Challenge: Identify a convention that reflects a cultural assumption. Explain how changing it could alter the story’s meaning.
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