The Frog Prince, The Frog Prince Continued, The Princess and the Frog
Describing a Witch-
Each witch the frog meets is horrible in her own way. Write a description of a horrible witch of your own (minimum of ¾ page single spaced). Describe how she looks and how she behaves. Draw a portrait, color, and name your witch to accompany your description (8 1/2 by 11 paper).
The Real Frog Prince-
What if the Frog Prince were a real frog? Where would he live? What would he do? Research the life cycle of a frog. Find out what they eat and where they live. What type of frog would you want to be? Based on the type of frog you would like to be, describe how you would live the life of a Frog Prince (minimum of 1 page single spaced, maximum of 2 pages)
The Frog Prince or The Frog Prince Continued Comic Strip-
How would you tell the story of the Frog Prince or The Frog Prince Continued using a comic strip? You may choose either version of the story for this activity. You will be creating a 15 panel comic strip in which the entire story must be told.
The Frog Prince Continued Continued-
We have read the Frog Prince Continued in which years have passed and the prince realizes life isn’t what he thought it would be being married to a princess. Now you have to put yourself in the shoes of the princess and share what your life is like living with the Frog prince. Be sure to reference other fairytale characters, like the prince did in The Frog Prince Continued when he sought out the help of the witches. (minimum 2 pages typed, single spaced)
Describing a Witch Brainstorm Sheet Name:______
You have to describe a horrible lady, someone who would be considered a witch. First you must get your ideas down on paper.
My Witch’s name:
Age:
Physical description:
Personality:
Past horrible incidents:
Best friend:
Favourite quote:
Favourite food:
Favourite past time:
Favourite book:
Favourite movie:
Favourite song:
Biggest pet peeve:
Goal in life:
Family history:
Any additional information you want to include to make your witch complete
The Real Frog Prince Brainstorm Name:______
Life cycle of a frog research:
The type of frog I want to be is
This frog lives (where in the world):
Physical description of the frog:
Natural predators of the frog:
Now that you have the background information for your frog of choice, begin writing your story.
Be sure to include the following in your story:
Location: general not specific
Climate:
Food supply:
Life cycle (how long do you have to live and find your princess before you croak):
What kind of princess is she going to be?
What did you do to have the spell cast on you?
Natural predators of the frog, what role do they play?
Undefined time
Good guy/bad guy
Element of magic
Happy ending
Life lesson/moral of the story
The Frog Prince/The Frog Prince Continued Comic Strip Brainstorm Name:______
You have to tell the version of the story covered in class in a 15 box comic strip. Before you begin your drawing you must complete this sheet first.
You have to divide the story into 15 events. These events must then be turned into an illustration. Dialogue boxes/bubbles may be used but there is to be no text under the boxes.
Example
Box 1- The Frog Prince Continued
(the prince and the princess are sitting on the couch and the princess tells the frog to stop sticking his tongue out like that)
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Box 5
Box 6
Box 7
Box 8
Box 9
Box 10
Box 11
Box 12
Box 13
Box 14
Box 15
The Frog Prince Continued Continued Name:______
Put yourself in the shoes of the princess and share what your life is like living with the Frog prince. Be sure to reference other fairytale characters, like the prince did in The Frog Prince Continued when he sought out the help of the witches. (minimum 2 pages typed, single spaced)
Setting:
Good guy/bad guy:
Conflict:
Resolution:
Element of magic:
Introduction:
Climax:
Resolution:
Lesson/moral learned:
Character 1 from another fairytale, who and what is their role?
Character 2 from another fairytale, who and what is their role?
Character 3 from another fairytale, who and what is their role?