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Fractured Fairytales Ms. Cantrell Drama 1

Fractured Fairytales Ms. Cantrell Drama 1. Roots in Mythology…. A ncient cultures used myths to show:. Religion – teach religious beliefs Creation - explain how the world was created Morality - show the difference between good and evil. Oral Traditions…. Elements of Fairytales….

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Fractured Fairytales Ms. Cantrell Drama 1

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  1. Fractured FairytalesMs. CantrellDrama 1

  2. Roots in Mythology…

  3. Ancient cultures used myths to show: Religion – teach religious beliefs Creation - explain how the world was created Morality - show the difference between good and evil

  4. Oral Traditions…

  5. Elements of Fairytales… Shows and/or explains human condition Basis in truthful, human experiences Supernatural elements, including magic, inanimate objects that come to life

  6. More Elements… morality – good vs. evil nature animals Feudalistic themes – royalty, peasants, ‘once upon a time’ (first use in 1360 and became widely used in 1600)

  7. Can you find the elements in these pictures?

  8. History Tells Us…

  9. Historic Variations… Every fairytale has at least a few variations There are so many variations of fairytales and folklore that anthropologists categorize them under a specific set of codes called the Aarne-Thompson Tale Type Index, like the Dewey Decimal System but for oral and written stories

  10. We still create new variations today!

  11. A Fractured Fairytale…

  12. Another Example

  13. Q: So, then, what is a Fractured Fairytale…? A: A classic story with an element that has changed or evolved into something unexpected.

  14. An Example

  15. Another Example

  16. The End Now it’s your turn!

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