by Kate Guercio, Bradley University
Brittany Handley

In this lesson, students are asked to compare today's common fairy tales with the original versions written by the Brothers Grimm. After researching different fairy tales, students in groups of four will create their own original and present day fairy tales encompassing what they had researched.

Introduction

What is your favorite fairy tale?  Is it Cinderella?  Snow White?  What if I told you the version you know isn't the original?  Today we are going to being researching the original versions of your favorite fairy tales, written by the Brothers Grimm.