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'Once Upon a Fairytale' This unit is called 'Once Upon a Fairytale..' and is a WebQuest. The WebQuest helps students to explore fairytales to answer the Essential Question 'What makes a fairytale?'. The unit is a literacy based unit that explores fairytales and the elements that make fairytales. It explores good and evil characters, settings, plots and magic. The WebQuest encourages students to work in groups, explore online stories, evaluate elements of fairytales aiding in answering unit and content questions. Students create a PowerPoint presentation, poster, diorama of play of their favourite fairytale and showcase them at the 'Once Upon a Fairytale' evening.  __**Essential Question**__ What makes a fairytale?

__** Content Questions  **__ Do all fairytales have good and evil characters? How are all fairytales the same? __**Unit Questions**__ What are the elements of a fairy tale? What makes a character good? What makes a character bad? What is a princess? What is a hero? Where are fairytales set?