Fairy Tales with a Twist Creative Writing Project

Are you looking for a fun and engaging creative writing activity for your ESL/ELA learners? This project booklet can be used as a creative writing assignment around Halloween or all year round. You may also use it as a final task when teaching the elements of a short story, the hero's journey, or the characteristics of fairy tales. The project may be carried out individually, in teams of two or four students.

⭐The downloaded file includes:

• Fairy Tales with a Twist Project Booklet - PDF and PPT files.
• Read It First (Teacher Directions) document containing the editable assessment rubric (PPT file only).

Please note that this resource does not come in paperless option, but you can import the PPT file into a Google Slide™ and add text boxes if you wish to use it in your Google Classroom™.

Be advised that the entire document is NOT EDITABLE. You may edit only the assessment rubric included in the Read It First document.

⭐This resource contains:

• Directions
• Characteristics of fairy tales
• Ways of retelling of a fairy tale
• Plot diagram
• List of classic fairy tales
• Pre-writing activity
• Graphic organizer - analyzing a classic fairy tale and recording the changes students wish to make.
• Character planning sheets
• Plot graphic organizer (planning)
• Visually appealing lined papers for writing the final copy of the short story. (Of course, students may type their texts on a computer.)
• Assessment rubric (Evaluation criteria: Common characteristics of a fairy tale and spin on the fairy tale, plot, characters, organization of ideas, dialogue, vocabulary and style, accuracy, and clarity.)

The assessment rubric has been designed to be used in grade 10-11 ESL classes. If you teach ELA students, you might need to adapt the assessment grid to target more specific Common Core Standards. (Editable assessment grid included in the Read It First file.)

⭐To assist students in the planning process, this resource contains information about the following elements:

• Definition of fairy tales
• Characteristics of fairy tales
• Plot diagram

Please note that the plot diagram showcases the elements of a short story: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. As extra support, you may want to introduce students to the hero's journey. However, this resource does not contain information about this common story template since learners' task is to put a spin a classic fairy tale, so they simply need to follow the original storyline.

⭐This document has been designed for Grade 10-11 ESL learners, upper-intermediate and advanced levels. However, it might be useful for ESL/ELA students below or above these grade levels.

⭐Use this project booklet as:

• individual or group project
• assignment for extra credit

⭐FILE DETAILS: Paper size: 8.5" x 11" (Standard US Letter). Documents are not editable unless otherwise stated. Resources are available either in a PDF or PPT file.

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