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 Fairy Tales on Trial **Title:** Fairy Tales on Trial  In this unit students will be learning about the different elements present in fairy tales. They will also be comparing and contrasting fairy tales based on the view point of the implied author. As a way to compare these fairy tales, students will learn about the judicial branch of the government, how the court system works and then they will in turn, put these fairy tales on trial.
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 * Grade Level or Subject:** 2nd Grade Language Arts/ Social Studies

· Essential: o Do happy endings exist when considering different viewpoints? · Unit: o What are facts- really? o What would happen if a judge decided how a fairy tale ended? · Content: o What is a fairy tale? o What kinds of fairy tales are there? o What are the different elements of each kind of fairy tale? o How does the judicial system work?
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