"Once upon a time . . ." Language learners examine the key elements of well-known fairy tales and then craft their own.

After completing Juliet Marillier's young adult novel Wildwood Dancing, class members rewrite a traditional fairy tale, making three significant changes to illustrate a theme of their choosing.

Robert Munsch's The Paperbag Princess and Jon Scieszkafrom's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs launch a discussion of the role of stereotypes in stories and movies.

Incorporate technology into a literature activity with an innovative language arts activity. Middle schoolers read an electronic version of original stories or fairy tales, and after determining the point of view, rewrite the tale...