English Language Arts 8
Fairy Tales – An Evolution
Sleeping Beauty & Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Story Version #1 - Giambattista Basile
Story Version #2 - Charles Perrault
Story Version #3 – Grimm Brothers
Story Version #4 – Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Beauty and the Beast
Story Version #1 – Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
Story Version #2 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Story Version #3 – Beastly (2011)
Story Version #4 – Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Assignments
PART 1: SLEEPING BEAUTY
A) Venn Diagram
Cho0se TWO of the written versions of Sleeping Beauty and compare them using a
Venn diagram.
B) Plot Diagram #1
Choose ONE of the written versions of Sleeping Beauty and diagram it out on a plot
diagram.
C) Plot Diagram #2
Complete a plot diagram of the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty as the class watches
the movie.
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English Language Arts 8
D) Paragraph
Write a paragraph comparing the two versions used in the plot diagrams. Consider
the following things:
 How is the plot (major events) the same and different in each story?
 How is the setting the same and different in each story?
 How are the characters the same and different in each story?
 Why do you think this story has changed over time?
PART 2: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
E) T-Chart
Consider the written version of Beauty and the Beast and the 1991 Disney version
and compare them using a T-Chart.
F) Foldable Booklet
Create a foldable booklet on the Beastly version.
information on the elements of the story:
 Characters
 Setting
 Conflict
 Plot
 Theme
In the booklet, compile
G) Poll & Graph
Create a poll about people’s favorite fairy tales and gather data from the poll.
Present the information in a graph format then write a paragraph about why you
think the top favorite fairy tales were people’s favorites. (What is it about those
fairy tales that made them so popular?)
PART 3: CONCLUDING ACTIVITY
H) Essay
You will write an essay about the fairy tale versions we have explored. The class will
learn how to write a proper essay, and we will construct the outline together. The
basic concept will look like this:
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Introduction
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Least Favorite and Most Favorite Versions
Conclusion
Ms. Suzanne Williamson