2. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
How do They See It?
Requirements:
Part 1: Research different versions of a fairy tale.
For this part of the project you will pick one fairy tale and research and read different
versions of it.
1. You must find at least three different versions of the fairy tale and one
needs to be from a different point of view than the traditional tale.
2. We will spend one day in the library where you can look for book
variations as well as use the computers to look up variations of fairy tales.
3. You can research on any of the research databases on our school website
(Pebble Go, Pro Quest, SIRS Discoverer, etc.)
4. From your research you should write down:
The title and author of the book.
What made each one different from the traditional version
you know.
Whose point of view the story was from.
5. You must get this part checked off before you can continue on to the next part.
Part 2: Create Your Story
For this part of the project you will take the fairy tale you just researched and write it
from the point of view of a character other than the traditional one. (For example, Snow
White told from the Stepmother’s point of view, or Cinderella from the Prince’s, etc.)
You will create and illustrate this on Storybird, which we have used before.
1. Go to Storybird and click on make a Storybird.
2. Like the last time we used it select your art and then create your story.
3. Your story must be at least 8 pages and not longer than 14.
4. Please use proper spelling and grammar.
5. Make sure it is clear whose point of view you are writing
from.
6. Be creative and have fun!!
Due: December 11th, 2012
Examples of Tales you could use: (There are plenty of others you can pick but here are
just a few to get your brain going)
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Mermaid
Hansel and Gretel
Snow White
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
Chicken Little
Jack and the Magic Beanstalk
3. STANDARDS MET
NETS:
1.Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
3.Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b.locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information
from a variety of sources and media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks.
d.process data and report results.
How the standards are met in this project:
NET 1: Creativity and innovation is met mainly through the creation
of their story on Storybird. The student must think creatively first in
order to come up with their story and how to write it from the
perspective of a different character. They then must take their prior
knowledge of writing and the Storybird program and put together
their own story on it, choosing artwork, and writing correctly and
creatively.
NET 3: Research and information fluency is met mainly through the
research portion of the project. They will have to plan how they will
use their time and resources in the library to find their three stories.
They also have to evaluate whether or not the information they found
fits the requirements and if they should use that story or find a
different one. Also, they will be using online research sites as well as
the library website to lookup different books and then go find them.
Finally, they need to process what they have found in order to then
use it for their project; this is done in the short write-up they do for
each book.
4. STANDARDS MET CONTINUED…
Standards: 4th Grade
Writing:
EALR:
2. The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.
Component:
2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres.
Grade Level Expectation:
2.3.1. Uses a variety of forms/genres.
Reading:
EALR:
3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes
Component:
3.4 Read for literacy experience in a variety of genre
Grade Level Expectation:
3.4.2. Understand contemporary and traditional literature written in a variety of genres.
How the standards are met in this project:
Writing EALR 2: The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences
and purposes. This EALR is met through the creation of their story. They are
writing in the form and genre of a fairy tale as well as from the point of view of a
different character than the traditional one they know.
Reading EALR 3: The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
This EALR will be met mostly through the research portion of the project. They
will have to read a variety of books in order to find ones that work for their
project and specifically will be reading to discover whose point of view the story
is from.
5. GRADING RUBRIC
Story Writing : Storybird Story
Teacher Name: Ms. Stoker
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Writes effectively It is clear who's The reader has a The reader knows It is not clear the
from a different point of view the pretty good idea of who's point of view, point of view, or
point of view story is from and the point of view, but there is little the story is still told
the character is well but the character is character from the traditional
developed not fully development. character's point of
Creativity The story contains The story contains a The story contains a There is little
many creative few creative details few creative details evidence of
details and/or and/or descriptions and/or descriptions, creativity in the
descriptions that that contribute to but they distract story. The author
contribute to the the reader's from the story. The does not seem to
Requirements All of the written Almost all (about Most (about 75%) of Many requirements
requirements (# of 90%) the written the written were not met.
pages, # of graphics, requirements were requirements were
type of graphics, met. met, but several
etc.) were met. were not.
Spelling and There are no There is one There are 2-3 The final draft has
Punctuation spelling or spelling or spelling and more than 3
punctuation errors punctuation error in punctuation errors spelling and
in the final draft. the final draft. in the final draft. punctuation errors.
Character and place
Organization The story is very The story is pretty The story is a little Ideas and scenes
well organized. One well organized. One hard to follow. The seem to be
idea or scene idea or scene may transitions are randomly arranged.
follows another in a seem out of place. sometimes not
logical sequence Clear transitions are clear.
6. PART ONE OF PROJECT
Name: Sarah Stoker
Date: November 29, 2012
Fairy Tale Research
First Book:
1. Title: Cinderella
2. Author: Sue Arengo
3. How is it similar and different from the traditional version:
This book very closely follows the traditional story of Cinderella and did not have
any major differences.
Second Book:
1. Title: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
2. Author: Ai-Ling Louie
3. How is it similar and different from the traditional version:
This book is a Chinese version of Cinderella. It follows a similar storyline,
but there are some differences in details. Similar to the traditional story
Cinderella, she is an orphan living with an evil stepmother and sister. Different
from the normal story, her “fairy godmother” is a spirit that comes from fish
bones and she ends up marrying a king instead of a prince. She does lose a shoe,
but it is a gold slipper instead of glass.
7. PART ONE
CONTINUED…
Third Book:
1. Title: Prince Cinders
2. Author: Babette Cole
3. How is it similar and different from the traditional version:
This book is very different from the traditional version of Cinderella. It is told
from the stance of the prince. He is very scrawny and lives in the shadow of his older
brothers who are big and hairy. Similar to Cinderella they make him clean up after them
and don’t let him go to the parties with them. There is a fairy, but she accidentally turns
him into a gorilla, and he doesn’t know so thinking he is big and hairy like he asked he
goes to the party and meets the princess, but scares her. Just then it is midnight and the
spell wears off just like in Cinderella and the princess thinks he has saved her from the
gorilla. He is very shy and runs away leaving his pants instead of a slipper and she goes
throughout the kingdom trying to find the owner. She finally does and they live happily
ever after.
