A Journey through The Land of Stories

The Land of Stories is a series of books that follow siblings Alex and Conner as they are transported to a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they meet the very characters they grew up reading about in fairy tales!  This class will be a series of multidisciplinary extension activities meant to enrich the reading of the novel. We will additionally have literature discussions that will help the students to make connections to the text and further analyze the overarching themes which run throughout the novel. (The novel will be read/listened to outside of class.)

The classes will be tailored to the specific interests and learning needs of the learners enrolled, but will loosely be organized as follows:
WEEK ONE: 
-Building Background Knowledge
-Author study
-Fairy tale jigsaw with an anticipation guide

WEEK TWO: Chapters 1-4
-Literature discussion and analysis
-Finding allusions
-Literary device scavenger hunt in groups

WEEK THREE: Chapters 5-8
-Literature discussion and analysis
-Enduring character traits activity

WEEK FOUR: Chapters 9-12
-Literature discussion and analysis
-Mock trial in groups
-Guided persuasive writing activity 

WEEK FIVE: Chapters 13-16
-Literature discussion and analysis
-Fractured fairy tales/ Point of View activity
-art project

WEEK SIX: Chapters 17-20
-Literature discussion/analysis
-Storyboard activity 

WEEK SEVEN: Chapters 21-24
-Literature discussion and analysis
-Real life fairy tales in history and modern times
-Begin class newspaper; guided writing of newspaper article

WEEK EIGHT:
-Literature discussion
-Compare/contrast "Happily Ever After Assembly" and the United Nations

WEEK NINE: 
-Literature discussion
-Learning about wolves and their bad rap in fairy tales
-Explore other themes and animals in fairy tales 

WEEK TEN:  
-Literature discussion
-Research fairy tales throughout history
-art activity about magical mythical creatures