Twisted Fairy Tales Part Two Intro to Parody

Twisted Fairy Tales Part Two – Intro to Parody

Our Lesson Today 2. Learning Intentions To learn how a fairy-tale can be parodied Success Criteria We will: • _______ what makes cartoon fairy tales parodies • _______ the idea of parody to these cartoons in more detail EXPLAIN IDENTIFY RECOGNISE APPLY TRANSFER

STARTER TASK �� Food for Thought To start our lesson today, we are going to watch some cartoon fairytales. The clever owl has given these stories a ‘quick fix’. In order to ‘fix’ them, he has changed one crucial part of each story. Can you identify which part of each story has been ‘fixed’? We will watch Goldilocks, The Gingerbread Man, and Little Miss Muffet.

STARTER TASK – Fixed Fairy Tales https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Kgu. Rw 5 aq. Wv. Q&feature=emb_l ogo �� Discussion Point Which part of each fairy-tale has been ‘fixed’?

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 1. Which part of each fairy-tale has been changed? 2. When Goldilocks finds that the three bears’ front door is locked, she says, ‘I guess I’ll just go back home instead of wandering around the woods unattended trying to get into other people’s houses. ’ What does this suggest about her decision to go to the three bears’ house? (a) It was a responsible decision (b) It was a recklessly dangerous thing to do (c) It was a choice that was sure to end in fun and laughter

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 1. Which part of each fairy-tale has been changed? Their endings have been changed. 2. When Goldilocks finds that the three bears’ front door is locked, Only if we laugh she says, ‘I guess I’ll just go back home instead of wandering at Goldilocks’ misfortune! around the woods unattended trying to get into other people’s houses. ’ What does this suggest about her decision to go to the three bears’ house? (a) It was a responsible decision ✘ (b) It was a recklessly dangerous thing to do ✔ (c) It was a choice that was sure to end in fun and laughter

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 3. What happens in The Gingerbread Man that challenges our expectations of what’s supposed to happen in this story?

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 3. What happens in The Gingerbread Man that challenges our expectations of what’s supposed to happen in this story? Instead of running away as fast as he can, the gingerbread man simply hits the kitchen window with a ‘SPLAT!’ as he tries to escape. �� Vocabulary We call this kind of ending an anti-climax. An anti-climax is a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 4. In what way is the ending of Little Miss Muffet an anti-climax? �� Vocabulary We call this kind of ending an anti-climax. An anti-climax is a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

MAIN TASK 1 – Fixed Fairy Tales ✎ Writing Task 4. In what way is the ending of Little Miss Muffet an anti-climax? We are disappointed that the scary spider decides not to scare Little Miss Muffet away, because he is in fact too scared of her curds and whey! �� Vocabulary We call this kind of ending an anti-climax. An anti-climax is a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

MAIN TASK 2 – Parody �� Vocabulary Giving a story an anti-climax is just one way of turning that story into a parody. A parody is a humorous imitation of a particular text, often where things have been played-up or played-down for comedic effect. In other words, with a parody we take the mickey out of a text (like Goldilocks) by noticing how silly the story is. We can notice how silly it is by playing-up or playing-down one aspect of this story (like the personality of a character).

MAIN TASK 2 - Parody ✎ Writing Task 1. When Goldilocks decides just to leave three bears alone and go home, is her personality as a silly or naïve person played-up or played-down? 2. The Gingerbread Man says, ‘Run run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!’ Is his claim to being impossible to catch played-up or played-down?

MAIN TASK 2 - Parody Therefore, these characters are parodied. ✎ Writing Task 1. When Goldilocks decides just to leave three bears alone and go home, is her personality as a silly or naïve person played-up or played-down? Played down – she realises it is a bad idea! 2. The Gingerbread Man says, ‘Run run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!’ Is his claim to being impossible to catch played-up or played-down? Played down – he doesn’t even make it out of the kitchen!

PLENARY https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fp. BJih 02 a. YU �� Discussion Point The Gingerbread Man is a cheeky, independent, and quick-witted character. Is his personality played-up or played-down in Shrek?