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Gidwitz, A. (2010). //A tale dark and grimm//. New York, NY: Penguin Group.  media type="youtube" key="yiRVnkYcJ2I" height="314" width="504"

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Summary: This story follows Hansel and Gretel through several Grimm fairy tales. It starts with a love story about their parents and the dedication of a servant. When the servant tries to save the King and Queens' lives, he is turned to stone. Time passes and the King and Queen have a pair of twins: Hansel and Gretel. The statue of their servant tells the king that he can bring him back to life if he decapitates his children. The king chops off Hansel and Gretels' heads and when the servant-statue comes back to life, he reattaches them. Hansel and Gretel run away and go through a series of other Grimm fairy tales. Throughout their journeys, Gretel loses a finger, Hansel turns into a beast and gets killed, Gretel falls in love with a serial-killer warlock, and Hansel visits Hell and outwits the Devil himself. After their long and gory journey, Hansel and Gretel return home where they forgive their parents and end up beheading their own father to save the town from a dragon. Of course, as they always do in this book, he comes back to life and they all live happily ever after.

Discussion Questions:  1. Do you think the King and Queen were good people? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think Hansel and Gretel forgave their parents? Do you think they should have forgiven them? 3. Pretend you're Hansel or Gretel. Which part of your journey was the scariest or most difficult? Why?

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Objective: Students will write a story with characteristics similar to the Grimm's Fairy Tales

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">1. Read //The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids// to the class: []

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">2. Discuss:
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">How does the wolf trick the kids?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">How does the mother trick the wolf?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">3. Have the students independently brainstorm three tricks they could play on someone. Have them choose one of their tricks and turn it into a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Students who need extra support can use a four square or other organizational tool.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">4. Revision: Have students look back at the story and find three interesting verbs. They should find a way to work these three words into their story. They may use the dictionary if necessary.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">5. Revision: Have students go back and read each line of dialogue in their story out loud. Does it sound like real people talking?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">6. Pair and share: Have kids pair up and share their stories.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Assessment: Does the story have a beginning, middle, and end? Does the student use three vivid verbs from //The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids//? Is the story about a trick or prank?