Are you looking for a fun and engaging creative writing activity for your ESL/ELA learners? Have your students put a spin on a classic fairy tale using this project booklet that will guide and support them in the writing process. 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 Slides™ 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
 
Please note that no physical product will be sent to you. Documents are in a zip file for digital download only.