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Grade Level: 2nd grade

Unit:   Fairytales

Assignment type: Characterization of a fairytale (using word)

Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):
 * Student will understand how different fairytale characters and realize that many fairytales have similar characters and be able to identify those same characters using many stories. 
 * Student will be able to identify the main characters from fairytales and categorize them into archetypes. 

Time required to complete this lesson:  About one and a half hours

Title of lesson: Fairy Tale Character Study (using Cinderella as an example)

Resources/materials needed: 

Description of lesson: i are going to be using two word documents along with explicit instruction in order to teach students about basic fairytale archetypes such as the hero, the damsel in distress, the villain, and the helper in the story. I am then going to have the students take the fairytale Cinderella and identify the different archetype characters in it. (Answers: The hero: the prince, the damsel in distress: Cinderella, the villain: the stepmother and ugly stepsisters, the helper: the fairy godmother). If the students still need more practice with this then I will use another fairytale and do the same (or a similar) activity with it. 

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):  The students will be filling out the learners word document after reading the story. If they still don't understand the concept I will have them use another story at home.

Technology used:
 * Word
 * the Internet

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: It allows for the student to be more interactive, especially with the read aloud part as well as the fact that for second graders that have trouble following the directions to an assignment (for example students with learning disabilities), then they will also be able to listen to the introduction and some of the directions to the assignment at their own pace.

It also allows students who may need to read the story more than once to do so. This makes it so that as a teacher I don't need to read it over and over for the same assignment, and the students still get the benefit of referring back to it whenever they need to. For those students who might have trouble reading, this short story helps with red words for tracking the text as well as audio in case they are having trouble.