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    The lesson plan summarizes as follows: 1) Students will identify common stereotypes in fairy tales by completing an expectations table about the story "The Practical Princess". 2) Students will then watch a modern adaptation of "The Practical Princess" and note where expectations differ from reality in the story. 3) A discussion will follow about why authors make changes to fairy tales, potentially challenging gender stereotypes or promoting new hero archetypes.

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    The lesson plan summarizes as follows: 1) Students will identify common stereotypes in fairy tales by completing an expectations table about the story "The Practical Princess". 2) Students will then watch a modern adaptation of "The Practical Princess" and note where expectations differ from reality in the story. 3) A discussion will follow about why authors make changes to fairy tales, potentially challenging gender stereotypes or promoting new hero archetypes.

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    The lesson plan summarizes as follows: 1) Students will identify common stereotypes in fairy tales by completing an expectations table about the story "The Practical Princess". 2) Students will then watch a modern adaptation of "The Practical Princess" and note where expectations differ from reality in the story. 3) A discussion will follow about why authors make changes to fairy tales, potentially challenging gender stereotypes or promoting new hero archetypes.

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    The lesson plan discusses identifying common fairy tale stereotypes and comparing them to modern adaptations. It also covers narrative conventions such as plot, character, setting and point of view.

    The lesson is about analyzing common stereotypes in fairy tales and comparing them to unconventional portrayals in modern adaptations. It aims to help students identify and understand different narrative conventions.

    The narrative conventions discussed in the lesson include plot, character, setting, point of view, language and tone. The students learn about these through activities and a video.

    LESSON PLAN

    SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

    LESSON ORGANISATION
    Year Level: 7M Time: 8:55am-9:45am Date: 13/05/16
    Learning Area: English
    Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
    Identify and explore ideas and viewpoints about events,
    issues and characters represented in texts drawn from
    different historical, social and cultural contexts
    (ACELT1619)
    Elaborations

    Building knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the


    history, culture, and literary heritage of Aboriginal and Torres
    Strait Islander people.
    Identifying and explaining differences between points of view in
    texts, for example contrasting the city and the bush or different
    perspectives based on culture, gender or age.

    Students Prior Knowledge:


    Narrative conventions:
    ie. How authors construct a story using
    Plot (exposition, development and structure)
    Characterisation (character construction and
    progression of central and other characters)
    Setting (time, place and atmosphere)
    Point of View (POV)
    Language, style and tone
    Theme (ideas/issues explore in text)
    Specific to characterisation: SAAOS (Speech,
    appearance, actions, others opinions and reactions,
    and symbolism)
    Knowledge of both traditional and modern
    adaptations of fairy tales (for example Rapunzel
    and Tangled) including Challenging the stereotype
    of traditional fairy tales
    Students have ability to read and comprehend
    various texts through participation in Accelerated
    Reading (AR) program (students read and are
    tested on knowledge and understanding of read
    text)

    General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)


    Ethical
    Literacy
    Numeracy
    ICT
    Critical and
    behaviour
    competence
    creative
    thinking
    Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
    histories and cultures (N)

    Personal and
    Social
    competence

    Asia and Australias engagement with Asia


    (N)

    Intercultural
    understanding

    Sustainability (N)

    Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
    Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
    As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
    Identify common fairy tale stereotypes that exist in childrens literature.
    Compare known common fairy tale stereotypes with unconventional outcomes in modern adaptations of
    Fairy Tales.
    Revise different narrative conventions and their association with Fairy Tales and other narratives.

    Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:


    Observation of prior English lessons
    Liaise with Mentor approximately 2 days before
    scheduled lesson to allow for editing and improvement
    of lesson plan if necessary.
    Fairy Tale Reality Check (Appendix 1) poem is printed
    and rehearsed.
    Plot: Rapunzel (Appendix 2) is printed
    The Practical Princess: Main Event, Expectation,
    Reality Table (Appendix 3) has been created and
    printed to cater for all students: 22 students
    Table is ready to be projected on interactive whiteboard.
    Narrative Conventions Handout (Appendix 4) has been
    printed to cater for all students: 22 students
    Objective Assessment Checklist (Appendix 5) has
    been printed
    YouTube video The Practical Princess is loaded and
    ready to be played on interactive whiteboard.
    Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiqPXd08d4
    You Tube video Elements of a Short Story is loaded
    and ready to be played on interactive whiteboard.
    Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbVH20qW0A
    Read suggested literature (from mentor) including:
    Fairytales for Creative Thinkers by Meg Corey
    Improvisation with Favourite Tales by Ruth Beall
    Heinig
    Traditional Tales from the Grimm Brothers by Jan
    Thorburn

    Provision for students at educational risk:


    Students with learning difficulties (including but not
    limited to dyslexia, dyspraxia, low level
    concentration, and/or low level cognitive ability) will
    benefit from a combination of visual and written
    activities (see below)
    Visual: Elements of a Short Story YouTube
    video, The Practical Princess YouTube video
    and projection of The Practical Princess: Main
    Event, Expectation, Reality Table on
    interactive whiteboard.
    Written: Hard copy Narrative Conventions
    Hand Out (Appendix 3) and hard copy The
    Practical Princess: Main Event, Expectation,
    Reality Table (Appendix 2).
    Students who are gifted and/or talented will benefit
    from participation in class discussions where the
    teacher will aim to encourage critical thinking (see
    key questions lesson steps)
    Students with CAPD, ESL or vision impairments will
    have the option of viewing YouTube videos with
    subtitles.
    Students will have option to use their personal IT
    device (iPad) to type answers if writing proves
    difficult.

    LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)


    Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:
    Objective 1:

    Objective 2:

    Objective 3:


    Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

    [OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

    ***See lesson feedback form***

    LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)


    Time
    8:55am

    Motivation and Introduction:

    Resources/References

    Students transition from PC


    Good morning 7M
    Teacher to excuse disruptions to the timetable due to NAPLAN and cross
    country. Students will be having an English lesson today instead of Health.
    Poem: Fairy Tale Reality Check (Appendix 1) by unknown author

    9:00am

    Appendix 1

    Appendix 2

    Appendix 3

    Interactive Whiteboard

    Can students guess what topic the class will be covering today?
    Answer: Fairy Tales
    Expanding on original and modern adaptations of fairy tales, how they are
    created (narrative conventions) and why they are created.
    **Teacher to make students aware that this is just an introduction lesson and
    there will be more lessons to come exploring the topic**
    Teacher to give a basic overview of the Fairy Tale: Rapunzel
    First published in 1634 (382 years ago)
    Best known for the line: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair
    Plot (See Appendix 2)

    9:05am

    Lesson Steps
    Teacher asks for student to hand out The Practical Princess: Main Event,
    Expectation, Reality Table (Appendix 3)
    **Teacher to project table onto interactive whiteboard**

    Teacher to explain task:


    Class will be watching a narrative called The Practical Princess (modern
    day adaptation of Rapunzel) on YouTube and completing the given table.

    YouTube (The Practical


    Princess)
    https://www.youtube.com/
    watch?v=0EiqPXd08d4

    Appendix 4

    (see YouTube link to right )

    Before starting video, teacher and students will collaboratively work


    through Expectation column with emphasis on common Fairy tale
    stereotypes.
    (teacher to enter answers onto projected table)
    Whilst video is playing, students will fill in remaining Reality column as
    Main Event plays out.

    Teacher to stop video at required points to allow for discussion and for
    students to enter their answers into the box.
    Including:
    Dragon is Killed: 2:13 minutes
    Wealthy Lord Garp wants to marry the princess: 5:00 minutes
    Princess escapes from the tower: 8:05 minutes
    Lord Garp dies: 8:20 minutes
    Prince wants to marry Princess: end
    9:25am
    Key Questions:
    Can students see any similarities to other movies or television series they
    have seen? (ie Disneys Rapunzel 1996, Tangled 2010, Once Upon a
    Time 2011 or Into the Woods 2014)
    Which one did you like better? The original or the modern version?
    Was anyone surprised by the changes made in The Practical Princess
    compared to Rapunzel?

    9:30am

    Why do you think these changes were made?


    Possible answers
    Make readers laugh
    Surprise readers
    Make fairy tales more interesting to older children
    Make readers think about what usually happens in fairy tales
    compared to what can actually happen
    Promote the hero character as not always brave as confident but
    intelligent, practical thinkers and gentle
    Challenge gender stereotypes
    Draw attention to the narrative conventions of fairy tales
    (to discuss in more detail see below)
    Teacher to ask student to hand out Narrative Conventions Handout
    (Appendix 4) to each student.
    Narrative conventions:
    Techniques used by the author to tell a story to the reader
    How the author constructs their narrative to portray meaning

    Does so by making specific choices:


    (see next page)

    Language: Once upon a time and they lived happily ever after,
    brave prince slay the dragon
    Characters: Prince, princess, dragon, evil witch
    Setting: In a kingdom far far away
    POV: Third person (shifting to first)

    Students to glue in work book while teacher readies YouTube video: Short
    Story Elements (4:10minutes)
    9:40am

    YouTube (Elements of a
    Short Story)
    https://www.youtube.com/
    watch?v=jUbVH20qW0A

    (see YouTube link to right )

    Lesson Closure:
    Teacher to collect The Practical Princess: Main Event, Expectation, Reality
    Table (Appendix 3) from students to mark and return the following day.
    Teacher instructs students that in the coming lessons they will be taken
    through topic of narrative conventions in more depth.
    9:45am

    Transition:
    Students pack away English materials and collect materials for next three
    classes as they will not be coming back to the class until 5 th period.
    Teacher dismisses students

    Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
    Objective 1:
    Identify common fairy tale stereotypes that exist in childrens literature.
    To meet objective, students will complete the Expectation column in The
    Practical Princess: Main Event, Expectation, Reality Table (Appendix 3).
    Objective to be judged by completion of Objective Assessment Checklist
    (Appendix 5).
    Objective 2:
    Compare known common fairy tale stereotypes with unconventional
    outcomes in modern adaptations of Fairy Tales.
    To meet objective, students will complete the Reality column in The Practical
    Princess: Main Event, Expectation, Reality Table (Appendix 3). Objective to be
    judged by completion of Objective Assessment Checklist (Appendix 5).
    Objective 3:
    Revise different narrative conventions and their association with Fairy
    Tales and other narratives.
    To meet objective, students watch the Elements of a Short Story YouTube
    video and participate in class discussions regarding narrative conventions

    Appendix 5
    Learning Area: English
    Year Level: 7M
    Date: 13/05/2016
    Time: 8:55am-9:45am
    Assessment of Objectives:
    1. Identify common fairy tale stereotypes that exist in childrens literature.
    2. Compare known common fairy tale stereotypes with unconventional outcomes in
    modern adaptations of Fairy Tales.
    Student Name

    Objective 1
    Met
    Not Met

    Objective 2
    Met
    Not Met

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