Topic: Grimm Brothers – Grimm: Past and Present; Grimm Brothers vs. True Blood (Eric
& Pam)
My Idea: I want to have the Grimm Brothers time travel to modern
day. I think that I want them to meet
people from some of my favorite televisions shows. I took the idea from the Storybook that had
them meet the Winchesters, which I think was an amazing idea. I think I would either have them meet the
characters from the TV show Grimm (how ironic would that be) or even meet Eric
and Pam from True Blood. I’m not sure
how these stories would play out, but it would be fun!
Comments: I love the Grimm Brothers. I have decided to do my extra readings
throughout the semester from the Grimm units, and I think that a Storybook
based off of them would be a lot of fun.
I want to continue reading and learning about the Grimm tales. I hope that I get the chance to learn about
how these stories came to be.
Possible Stories: Red Riding Hood a.k.a Little Red Cap - Great story to link the past and the present as it is almost a universal warning story.
Sources: The UnTextbook; University of Pittsburgh
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Sample Story: Little Red Cap
Book Title: The Grimm Brother's Children and Household Tales
Book Author: Translated by D.L. Ashliman
Year: 1998-2013
Topic: My Brothers Grimm
My Idea: I think it would be a lot
of fun to write about the Grimm fairytales from the viewpoint of their younger
sister, Charlotte. I’d like to think
that she surreptitiously followed them on all of their adventures, watching
them and often helping them without their knowledge. She’s the one who wrote down the
stories. In a way, it’s like the movie,
where the brothers are trying to save people and vanquish the villains in many
of their fairytales.
Comments: Like I’ve said, I love
the Grimm brothers and am doing my extra readings on them. I love the idea of inserting women into the
stories of old, since usually the women are weak or very insignificant
characters. I like that I get to learn
more about the Grimm family in general, as I never knew they had a sister until
I started researching for my other Grimm topic.
Possible Stories: Hansel and Grethel - I think this would be a perfect story for the sister to write about. She could help them from behind the scenes and it's a story that has enough body to be able to twist to my idea.
Source: The UnTextbook, Wikipedia, University of Pittsburgh
Bibliography Info
Sample Story: Hansel and Grethel
Book Title: Household Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Book Author: Translated by Margaret Hunt
Year: 1884
Topic: Why Are We the Villains?
Misunderstood: It’s Not Our Fault
Villain or Misunderstood?
My Idea: I want to rewrite the
fairytales from the Villains’ perspectives.
I loved the movie Maleficent, and think that it would be awesome to use
the same concept with other villains.
Comments: Of course I’ve
encountered many of the fairytales before, in books, stories, and on
screen. We all hear about how evil and
hateful the villains are, but very few people are inherently bad. I want to write about how and why these
villains are so vengeful towards the heroes and heroines of the fairytales. I want to use the Grimm fairytales as a
jumping off point for my stories.
Possible Stories: Rumpelstiltskin
Sources: The UnTextbook; Wikipedia
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Sample Story: Rumplestiltskin
Book Title: The Grimm Brothers Children's and Household Tales
Book Author: Translated by D.L. Ashliman
Year: 1998-2013
Topic: The Real Story of “King Arthur”
My Idea: I’d like to write this
legend with a significant twist. I want “King
Arthur” to be a woman, a woman who was so strong and such a fantastic leader
that she was able to rule in Medieval England.
The reason that it was translated into a King was simply because later
historians couldn’t believe a woman had ruled and battled in England so
effectively.
Comments: I grew up reading books
and seeing movies/TV shows based on the legend of King Arthur. I know the basic story like most people do,
about Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake and what not. I do want to explore the legend further and
learn the whole story, not just what is common knowledge. I’ve read stories where Arthur and his
Knights are Vampires and the Women are Witches, stories where Merlin is a
woman, amongst others.
Possible
Stories: The Drawing of the Sword- I definitely need to include this story as it sets up the entire legend
The Round Table – Marriage of Guinevere;
How could I not include the story of the round table?
King Arthur and Morgan le Fay
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