IA Apprentice- Feb Europe

Imaginative Arts- Europe

Fairy  Tales








Study and Learn 

• Dress warm, you will be having an archeological dig. If you have a small shovel or paint brushes (big and small) please label them as yours and bring them.
• Finish reading the Trumpeter of Krakow, come ready to discuss.
• Write the definitions on your notecards.  Bring your notecards to class.

• Fairy Tales
• Hans Christian Andersen
• Courtly love
• Grimm Brothers
• Norse
• Odin
• Thor
• trolls
• Vallhalla

• Watch these videos about fairy tales.
• Hero Cycle
• Fairy Tale elements 1
• Fairy Tale elements 2

• Read these fairy tales:  The Little Mermaid and  Beauty and the Beast then pick 5 more to read of your choice.  The library will have tons and you can find them online.  I would assume you have a fairy tale book in your home you can pick up and read.  

In class we will be playing around with Fractured Fairy Tales. A Fractured Fairy tale is a fairy tale designed to be humorous by changing the story in an unexpected way; altering characters, or adding a modern language or events.  In your cultural groups you will be making up a fractured fairy tale and performing it.  Get familiar with these by watching a few of these gems from Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Cinderella.  Watch a few of your favorites.  Come prepared with some ideas.  It might be helpful to connect with your cultural group and decide on a fairy tale. You will have 30 minutes in class to get ready to perform! Costumes and props are encouraged!

Bring one of your favorite Fairy Tale picture books to class.


Know and Understand

Choose one:

• Make a picture book of your favorite fairy tale.
• Build a detailed castle
• Make an illuminated page out of the bible or fairy tale story.
• Write your own fairy tale

Become and Serve: only choose one for the whole day


As you read your fairy tales, look for the universal values that are believed in and taught.  What are they?  Are the present in every civilization? What are the values that are being taught?  Can you find those same values in our civilization today?  How have these values been passed on?  Journal for 10 minutes.

Why are Disney versions of Fairy Tales different?  Do you think that changing the story has benefited society? What values were changed? How do you feel about that? Journal for 10 minutes

Feb. Journeyman

Feb. Journeyman

DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Read Chapter 5  in the drawing textbook.  Do all of the drawings 8 times.  Bring your best ones to show
• Read pages 84-106 in "Put a Cherry on Top".  Color one of the drawings in the book
• Draw or paint a picture of your favorite Norse god. Or create a Norse helmet out of cardboard or whatever you want, and make it fun and cool, DON’T BORE SISTER FONTANO
• Come to class prepared to share your art or helmet

February Master Class

Norse Mythology

Please remember that in  order to attend Master class you must have completed all the work for Journeyman and Apprentice.  Also you must finish ALL of the Master work.  Be honest with yourself and with your classmates.  Masters is awesome, I hope you are all trying to get there.  We love having you!

Study and Learn

• Read 10 stories of Norse Mythology. You can find these at the library or online
• Find out where we got the names for our days of the week

Know and Understand

• Do a Hero Study on one of the following Fairy Tale authors: (Look in the tool box on the blog if you don't know what this is) Come ready to share what you have learned. Let me know who you choose so we don't double up.
• Hans Christian Andersen
• Charles Perrault
• Grimm Brothers
• Alexander Afanasyev
• Lewis Carroll
• Oscar Wilde
• Carlo Lorenzini

Become and Serve

• You are invited to attend a feast at the legendary Valhalla in Asgard.  Come dressed as a Norse God of your choice.  Be ready to regale us with  your many adventures and stories.  The god Heimdall, the keeper of the rainbow bridge will know if you are an imposter, make sure you know your stories well.