• A chart showing all the book covers in the series: the blue book writer's guide, a workbook, two story prompt books and three student workbooks
  • Sample pages for Character sheets
  • sample pages for Setting brainstorming and a sample of a writing page with lines
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Lessons from Grimm Elementary Workbook (Lessons from Grimm Series) | PDF

Lessons from Grimm Elementary Workbook (Lessons from Grimm Series) | PDF

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Learn how to write a fairy tale!

This workbook takes elementary-school students from analyzing what they like about fairy tales to plotting their own story.

Section One: List Your Favorites

Students will start thinking about what they like best about fairy tales. They'll choose from a list of Grimms' characters, settings, plots, themes, and fairy tale magic before adding their own ideas.

Section Two: Brainstorm Your Own Fairy Tale

Students will be guided step-by-step through creating their own:

• characters
• setting
• plot
• theme
• fairy-tale magic

They'll be introduced to terms and methods that professional authors use when writing their stories.

Section Three: Write Your Own Fairy Tale

Several lined pages give students room to write their very own fairy tale.

This fun workbook can help your student take their writing to the next level. Get them started writing a fairy tale today.

Grimm stories used as examples include: The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Red Riding Hood

Format:

This is the downloadable PDF that you can print off on your own computer. The print version is a compact 7.5 x 0.17 x 9.25 inches, but the PDF can resize to on regular sized printer paper.

Note: You can only buy the PDF version here. Paperbacks are available to order at your favorite bookstore.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Section ONE: List Your Favorites
Character
Setting
Plot
Magic
Theme
Section TWO: Brainstorm Your Own Fairy Tale
Character
Character Outlines
Setting
Create a map
Plot
Fairy Tale Synopsis: Beginning, Middle, Ending
Plot Chart
Magic
Theme
Section THREE: Write Your Own Fairy Tale
Where to go From Here

Chapter 1

SECTION 1: List Your Favorites

Grimms’ Fairy Tales

How many of Grimms’ fairy tales do you know? They wrote over two hundred tales. You may have read their versions of Cinderella, Snow White, or Hansel and Gretel. But did you know they also wrote folk tales like the Hare and the Hedgehog and The Bremen Town Musicians?

Surprisingly, even though Grimms’ stories are called fairy tales, there are no fairies. Nor are there any fairy godmothers. Instead, the Grimms write of wise women who have magical abilities that they use for good. And would it surprise you, like it did me, that there are very few dragons in Grimm? They also wrote scary stories and religious tales.

Before reading on, stop and think about your favorite fairy tales and see if you can pinpoint what kind of fairy tale you like best.

Do you lean toward princess stories?
Dragons?
Fairy godmothers?

Or do you hope to read about strange ghostly creatures who come out at night? Maybe you like tales with clever soldiers or clueless giants?

Circle the types of fairy tales you like best when you hear once upon a time:

Royalty tales (kings and queens)
Fables
Humorous tales
Traveler tales
Scary tales
Fantasy tales
Religious tales
Pourquoi tales (how something came to be)

Meet the author:

SHONNA SLAYTON SHONNA SLAYTON is the author of the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series of young adult novels, beginning with Cinderella’s Dress.

She edited curriculum for an education company before homeschooling her own children using literature-based whole book learning.

She’s taught writing using fairy tales in school classrooms and workshops, as well as in public libraries as a writer in residence.

Instead of seeing her in person, you can get the Lessons from Grimm Series which includes a writer’s guide and workbooks for writers to learn fiction techniques through fairy tales.

Happy writing!

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Learn how to write fairy tales by studying the Brothers Grimm. 

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