This Lesson's Title:
Serendipitous Fairy Tale Tabloids
imitating a newspaper's voice with a funny and original idea
This lesson was created by NNWP Teacher Consultant Corbett Harrison. Check out all of Corbett's on-line lessons by clicking here.
|
The ideal "mentor text" that can be used w hen teaching this on-line lesson is the picture book Fairytale News by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins. Before writing, students should listen to and discuss the writing style of this book's authors.
Click here to view this book at Amazon.com.
If you are a Washoe County teacher, click here to search for this book at the county library. |
Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:
After enjoying Colin and Jaqui Hawkins' story of Fairytale Land's newspaper, pose this question to students: "If they have a newspaper, do you think they have a tabloid newspaper too?" After examining articles from tabloid newspapers, students create crazy, tabloid-worthy headline for Fairytale Land. Using the style of a tabloid's articles, students will create an entire article that might run in the Fairytale Enquirer. Teachers: Click here to see the entire lesson plan. |