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Imaginative Narrative: Fractured Fairy Tale  Brownilocks and the Three Princes By: Sarah P. Guest Voice: Nathan L. EDUC 355 media type="custom" key="27944621"

Standard W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Standard W.5.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
 * W.5.3.A: Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
 * W.5.3.B: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
 * W.5.3.C : Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
 * W.5.3.D: Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
 * W.5.3.E: Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

5th Grade Fractured Fairy Tale Prompt Read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Then alter the fairy tale by changing some of its various elements while following the theme of threes. Change at least two elements in the story such as the characters or their personalities, point of view, setting, conflict, or plot. Be sure to use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Also be sure to focus on the following elements:
 * organization of events
 * dialogue
 * transition words or phrases
 * concrete words or phrases; sensory details
 * conclusion
 * planning, revising, editing, with peers

Reflection:
Using the Voicethread program was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed being able to make my story come to life with the audio and pictures. It was even more fun since I had someone very special help me narrate the story. The Voicethread site was a bit confusing at first, but after a little experimenting, I figured out how to add pictures and audio recordings. I thought that the audio was going to be the hardest part but it was actually quite easy---just time consuming considering how many retakes we did. The hardest part was just trying to make the volume on my computer's microphone loud enough that we could be heard.

This technology would be great in my future classroom. Since I am planning to teach in the elementary grades, I would use the Voicethread as a class project. I would work with my students and assign them each a slide or two and allow them to have their own parts in a story that we would create in class. If I were to put them in small groups or partners, I believe this would be a wonderful cooperative learning assignment for the students. The challenge would be making sure I THOROUGHLY explain how to use the program. I would definitely work with each student to help them with this technology. Using Voicethread would allow my students to publish their writing in a different way than what they would normally be used to doing. It is a great alternative to speaking in front of the class because the students can be confident in their recordings (although reading in front of the class would still be a regular thing for my students). Since this requires using 21st century skills, I know that any student would have a blast completing this project considering today's society.