Twisting the Traditional
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Elizabeth Peterson in Classroom Ideas, Literacy.
There’s something about watching a traditional story in the traditional way. Last week, I went with a group of teachers on a Teacher Field Trip to see A Christmas Carol at the Player’s Ring in Portsmouth, NH. They had advertised it to have a modern twist, but in fact it was a very traditional Christmas Carol wrapped in a modern family story. That was nice.
Like I had mentioned in a previous post about Variations on A Classic, it is fun to know an original and get acquainted with other variations. These last couple weeks in December, my students have continued their study of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Eve by Robert Frost. Among other things, we read and watched a fun version of the poem on Big Universe: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Eve.
Big Universe also has a great version of A Christmas Carol online. It is an illustrated cartoon layout, but it contains very traditional characters and settings. My students have enjoyed reading this story in a new way and it has been fun to watch them read it.
Be sure to check out the other great holiday finds on Big Universe and share them with your students.
