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What is a fairy tale?
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
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Log into your computer.
Access the internet through Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.
Type in the web address below.
http://www.surfturk.com/mythology/fairytaleelements.html
Read the page about fairy tales and select 20-25 words or phrases that you feel are key to understanding
the genre of the fairy tale.
Copy, then paste these words into a Microsoft Word document.
After pasting all words into a document, access the web address listed below.
http://www.wordle.net/create
Copy then paste all words saved in the Word Document into the Wordle box.
Click “Go”
Go back to your Microsoft Word document.
Click “Insert,” then “ScreenShot” and capture a picture of your Wordle.
Insert your Wordle on the document.
Below your Wordle, in your own words, tell the definition of a fairy tale. Be sure to include your source at
the bottom of your student definition.
Save your document as “first name.last name”
This task uses:
Microsoft Word
Internet Access
Computer Access for all students
Java Permission to use Wordle.net
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2
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Determine a central idea of a
text and how it is conveyed
through particular details;
provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions
or judgments.