Starter quiz
- Which of these best describes a fairytale?
- an information text with real facts
- a made up story with talking animals and magic ✓
- a true story about a person's life
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- Starting with the first, put these parts of a fairytale in the correct order.
- 1⇔beginning
- 2⇔build up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- What is the correct description of a fiction book?
- a book that gives factual information
- a book with lots of poems
- a book about a made-up story ✓
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- Which of these titles are fairytales?
- Little Red Riding Hood ✓
- Cinderella ✓
- Emmeline Pankhurst: Little People Big Dreams
- National Geographic
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ✓
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- Which of these would you be likely to see in a fairytale?
- magic ✓
- good triumph over evil ✓
- facts
- talking animals ✓
- information about animals
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- Match the word to the correct definition.
- fairytale⇔a traditional story which has elements of magic and fantasy ✓
- biography⇔an information text about a real person's life ✓
- information text⇔a text that provides real facts or information ✓
- poem⇔a type of writing that can evoke emotion and can rhyme ✓
Exit quiz
- What type of text is Hansel and Gretel?
- a poem
- a fairytale ✓
- a cartoon
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- What is folklore?
- the sharing and passing down of stories orally ✓
- the reading of books
- new stories being written
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- Which of the following are features of fairytales?
- important moral or lesson taught ✓
- characters are always good and kind
- set in undefined period of history ✓
- enchanted settings ✓
- real people and animals
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- What do Anthony Browne's illustrations do?
- support your visual understanding of what is happening ✓
- tell the whole story on their own
- convey hidden messages within the story ✓
- teach you about the text type
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- What problem do Hansel and Gretel's family face?
- large amounts of crime
- attacks from predatory animals
- a lack of food ✓
- extreme weather conditions
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- How did Hansel and Gretel find their way back home from the forest?
- Hansel dropped small stones to show them the way. ✓
- Gretel collected leaves from the trees to show the way.
- Hansel dropped sticks on the path to show them the way.
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Key learning points
- A fairytale is a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands.
- Fairytales belong to the genre of folklore where oral stories are shared and passed down over time.
- Hansel and Gretel originated in Germany and was first recorded by the Brothers Grimm.
- Fairytales have specific features e.g. they involve magical elements and often include good vs evil.
- Anthony Browne wrote his own adaptation of 'Hansel and Gretel' and uses his illustrations to convey hidden messages.
Common misconception
Children might think that because fairytales are magical they never touch on serious or dark topics.
Fairytales are stories that have been passed down through generations and often have deeper meanings related to serious topics.
Keywords
Fairytale - a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands
Folklore - a genre in which oral stories are shared and passed down over time
Good - refers to characters that are considered moral and kind
Evil - refers to characters that are considered extremely immoral, wicked or wrong
Features - a distinctive characteristic or aspect of something
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