Name: 1201 Research Unit – Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales are stories told to children to teach a lesson about living. Once dark, forbidding tales, they have been adapted into works much brighter and more romantic than the originals ever were. Your job is to research three versions of ONE of the following tales listed and show, through your research, how it has changed through the years.

I have included a sample of what I am looking for. It is not close to being as extensive or as detailed as what you need to do, but is an example of the format you should be using.

YOU MUST:

1. Have three different sources – one must be a non web source. All sources must be credible (aka, no Wikipedia)

2. Use proper APA format to show your sources.

3. Give an analysis of your fairy tale in each of its forms. This should include characters, plot, moral or lesson to be learned as well as literary elements such as tone and conflict

4. Draw conclusions or infer why your story was changed for a more modern society

5. Ensure that I can access all versions of your story or can easily find them (aka, your resources page should either bring me to the version or have the information I need to access

6. Much of this can be done in this booklet. If you would prefer to type it all, ensure you are not missing any components. You will have time in the LRC but may find you need to complete some work at home.

7. Pass this in by June 2nd.

Fairy Tales From Which You Can Choose:

Snow WhiteSleeping BeautyJack and the Beanstalk

Hansel and GretelLittle Red Riding HoodAladdin

The Frog PrinceGoldilocksThe Little Mermaid

Part One: Evolution of Your Fairy Tale

VERSION ONE - OLDESTObtained from: _____________________________________________________________________

Title and Author

Characters

Protagonist:

Antagonist:

Other Characters:

Plot

Introduction:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution:

Moral

Tone

Conflict

General notes on story

VERSION TWOObtained from: _____________________________________________________________________

Title and Author

Characters

Protagonist:

Antagonist:

Other Characters:

Plot

Introduction:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution:

Moral

Tone

Conflict

General notes on story

VERSION THREE (MOST MODERN)

Obtained from: _____________________________________________________________________

Title and Author

Characters

Protagonist:

Antagonist:

Other Characters:

Plot

Introduction:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution:

Moral

Tone

Conflict

General notes on story

Part Two: Comparisons of your Tales

(jot notes, but note differences)

Comparison Chart of All Three VersionsVersion One Version Two Version Three

Characters (same characters? Same protagonists and antagonists?) Moral (do we learn the same lesson?)

Conflict (are the issues in all of the stories)

Plot (does it unfold the same? Does it end the same?)

Atmosphere (is it dark? Moody? Bright?)

Part Three: Paragraph and ReferencesYou need to write a paragraph comparing the three versions of your Fairy Tale using one of the categories in your charts. You

must include citations in APA format. Following this, you have to do a reference page for your sources in APA format.

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References

ExampleNote: this is a sample and not as extensive as I am expecting

from you.

Original TaleObtained from: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html

Title and Author Cinderella by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

CharactersProtagonist: CinderellaAntagonist: Stepmother and Step SistersOther Characters: Mother (died but returns as a tree), Father, Prince, King, birds (her friends)

Plot

Introduction: Mother dies, tells Cinderella "Dear child, remain pious and good, and then our dear God will always protect you, and I will look down on you from heaven and be near you."

Rising Action: Father remarries, Cinderella gets mistreated. Prince plans the ball, Cinderella gets help from her bird friends and the spirit of her mother who lives in the tree. Cinderella goes to the ball, meets the prince but escapes before she can be identified. Prince declares that the person who fits the shoe will marry him. Step Sisters cut off parts of their feet to try to fit.

Climax: Cinderella tries on the shoe and it fits.

Falling Action: Cinderella and the Prince get married. Pigeons peck out the eyes of the step sisters for their evilness.

Resolution: Good people rewarded, bad people punished.

Version TwoObtained from: http://childhoodreading.com/?p=21

Title and Author Cinderella (Classic Fairy Tale, illustrated by Edward Dulac)

Characters Protagonist: Cinderella Antagonist: StepmotherOther Characters: Cat, Father, Fairy, Prince

Moral If you are good and kind, you will be rewarded with beauty and a good life.

Version Three (most modern)Obtained from: Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Published 2012 by Feiwel and Friends

Title and Author Cinder by Marissa Meyer

ConflictCinder and her Stepmother – fight for existence. Cinder is given for experimentation because she is a cyborgEarth and the Lunar Kingdom – for control

General notes on story

Futuristic retelling of Cinderella – new earth, she’s a cyborg, she has a mysterious past. First of a series.

Comparison Chart of All Three VersionsVersion One Version Two Version Three

Characters (same characters? Same protagonists and antagonists?)

Cinderella is protagonist. Father, step mother, step sisters are there. No fairy godmother – her mothers spirit in the tree helps her. Birds are her animal friend.

Cinderella is protagonist. Same antagonist. There is a fairy godmother and a talking cat. Animals change to the things she needs.

Cinderella is a cyborg. Her stepmother is antagonist, one of her sisters is nice. Android friend is her fairy godmother standin.

In each version of Cinderella, there is a character that helps her meet the prince. In the original story, it is the birds that reside at the tree grave of her mother. Each night of the ball, Cinderella goes to the tree and requests a lovely gown; the birds hear her and throw down beautiful outfits for her to wear to the ball. (2011, June 1). In the more recent story, Cinderella is helped by a Fairy, one who is able to change animals into the necessary accessories to allow her to go to the ball (1997, June 4). In Cinder, Meyer has created a more independant creature in Cinder. She is helped by Iko, a friend and android, who obtains for her a new foot and supports her in all her endeavours – prince related or not (Meyer, 2012, p30).

References

Childhood Reading - Cinderella. (1997, June 4). Retrieved from Childhood Reading: http://childhoodreading.com/?p=21, May 20, 2015

Grimm 021 - Cinderella. (2011, June 1). Retrieved from http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html, May 20, 2015

Meyer, M. (2012). Cinder. New York: Feiwel and Friends.

APA Formatting

There are practical things you need to know when researching. This includes how to do paraphrasing, how to do citations and

how to do references. There are websites and options in word to help you, but here are some resources:

Direct quotation and Citations

Citations are the notes within the text that show where you retrieved information. You find them in brackets in the middle of or at the end of

sentences and are formatted (Author, Year, page) – so (Edwards, 2014, p 27). If it is a website, there is no page. You cite that with (Year, Month Date

Published). So (2014, July 14).

Write your paper ensuring that you give credit for information that comes from your researched sources. Cutting and pasting is PLAGIARISM! Citations help you give credit where credit is due to the people who did the research and gave you your information. So here’s how to properly cite research:

If you need to copy a source word for word, put “quotation marks around it.” (Then put the author, the year and page number in brackets). Then make sure there is a reference to this source in your reference page at the end. Example in the text:

Slaves were captured in Africa in various ways. One former slave said, “The village was surrounded by enemies, who attacked us with clubs, long wooden spears and bows and arrows.” (Lester, 1968, p. 21). They were then brought to a ship where millions died during the journey to America.

Your own wordsWhen using information from a source that you have put in your own words, you need to put (the author, the year and page number in brackets) and the source at the end in the reference page. For example:

Slaves were captured in Africa by enemies who attacked them with traditional weapons. (Lester, 1968, p. 21). They were then brought to a ship where millions died during the journey.

Then, in the reference page at the end, you will see :

Lester, J. (1968). To be a slave. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Writing ReferencesReferences come at the end of your work. They are on a page by themself, in alphabetical order. They get formatted with Author. (Year). Title. Place: Publisher. So: Edwards, A. (2014) The Importance of Deadlines. St. John’s: Breakwater Press.

For a Book

Author, X. X., Author, Y. Y. ,Jr., & Author, Z. Z. (Year). Title: Capitalize only the first word of the title unless it’s a Proper Name, and italicize the entire title. (If the book is a 2nd or later edition, put the edition in brackets after the title and before the period). City of publication and province or state if it’s not a well-known city: Publisher.

Example:

Murphy, J., & Murphy, C. (2000). Right vs. wrong: The older twin gets the remote for the television (2nd ed). St. John’s: Jesperson Press.

Can’t find an author? Use the editor.Editor, A., Editor, B., & Editor, C. (Eds.)

(Year). Title, italicized. City: Publisher.

Example:

Maket, Willie, & Wont, Betty (Eds.) (1944). Forty steps to the outhouse. Scarborough, Ontario: Scholastic.

Encyclopedia

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article, only the first word capitalized, no underlines, quotation marks or italics. In Title of encyclopedia in italics. (Vol. X, pp. xxx-xxx). City: Publisher.

Example:

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.

For encyclopedias, the author’s name can usually be found at the end of the article. If you cannot find the author, use the editor.

Magazine or Journal ArticleAuthor, A. B., & Author, C. D. (Year). Title of article, capitalizing only the first

word of title, and proper nouns; no quotation marks, underlines, or italics. Name of the Magazine in italics and All Important Words Capitalized, volume number (issue number in brackets) or month, also italicized, pages.

Example:

Brenton, B., & King, L. (2005). What Brittany Spears will be wearing this season. Cool teacher magazine, March, 16-23.

Website

Author and/or source if given. (Year if given or n.d. for no date). Title in italics. Retrieved on the date you downloaded it, from the host website and the entire web address

Example:

Power, Beth. (2007). Mrs. Power’s homework page. Retrieved on January 10th, 2007, from Macdonald Drive Junior High School’s Web Site: http://www.mdj.k12.nf.ca/beth/homework

Can’t find an author? Look around for the copyright symbol - ã - and see who is attached to that – or even the company responsible for the website. You may have to click around a bit. Try the Home

button. Still can’t find anything? Start the reference with the title of the article.

For websites, the address and the date accessed can usually be found at the bottom of the sheet that you printed.

Film/Video/DVD

Names of the main people like Producers or Directors (their job in parenthesis). (Date in parentheses). Title italicized: Only the first word and proper nouns capitalized [Type of material in brackets]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor.

Example:

Reiner, Rob (Director). (1987). The princess bride [Videocassette]. United States: Nelson Entertainment

Websites that can help you: UBC (http://help.library.ubc.ca/researching/how-to-cite/) OWL (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/)