Fairest of All
Sarah Mlynoswski
490L
This is the first book of the series Whatever After. The series takes the themes and tropes of fairy tales and turns them on their head. Within Fairest of All the story of Snow White is interrupted by Abby and Jonah after they are pulled into the fantasy world. The siblings bring their knowledge of the fairy tales with them and alter the story. The most notable aspect of Fairest of All is how the main character, Abby, is able to assert herself as she is placed within the story. She could easily fall in the role of Snow White and allow the story to proceed as normal but she doesn’t need to abide by the rules of the tale and the story becomes tailored to her wants thereafter.
Bluebonnet Book award 2013
Learning Activity:
Taking the fairy tale of Snow White, most commonly the Disney variant will be most readily known, and take on the role of Abby in the story. The student can write how they would react to a certain aspect of the story, compare it to how the original is and how Fairest of All changes it. How does the student see themselves if they were in that situation?
Standard:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.4.2 - Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.4.9 - Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Goal:
The student will be able to identify common themes and recognize different variants of a story. (Tale Types and Motifs)
Objective:
Cognitive –
The student will write 1 paragraph on the central theme within the text and how it is similar or different from the traditional fairy tale version.
The student will write in another paragraph how they would react to the story as if they were Abby.
Outcome:
The student will write 2 paragraphs or longer that modifies / personalizes key details of a scene in Fairest of All.
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