Traditional Fairy Tales, Class Four

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Monday, January 29, Second Period

Today, the class was meeting in the Danger Shop. Stepping through the door, students would find themselves inside what appeared to be a rustic woodsman's cabin. There was the usual arrangement of breakfast treats laid out on a long wooden table, but no comfortable chairs or couches. Through the windows one could see the edge of a dark forest.

"Today is our first immersion study. I've assigned you to work in pairs, and you'll be actively taking part in one of the fairy tales that we'll be studying a little later one -- "Hansel and Gretel". You'll be taking on the roles of the two title characters, but this isn't a play for you to act out the parts. What I want you to do is to imagine that you are the hero or heroine of this tale, and I want you to find your own way to solve the problem presented. The exercise will take place in three stages. I think it'll be quite obvious whether or not you're successful, but the point of this isn't really to 'defeat your enemy'. It's to have the opportunity to see the tale from an insider's perspective."

TEAMS
Armony/Liz
Miley/Conner
Kaoru/Cedric
Kaylee/Evie
Billy/Jack
Angela/Nadia
Turtle/Matilda
Jude/Neil
Phoebe/River
Marie/Haruhi
Lana/Layla

"Now, before we begin, I do have just a little housekeeping to take care of. First, if you did the extra credit assignment, please turn that in to one of the TAs. Second, we will be having a test next week on what we've covered so far, regarding character archetypes. So you may want to study your notes and re-read the assignments. Last, the following students should see me after class with a written excuse for your absence last week: Jude Lizowski and Matilda Wormwood."


[ooc: As mentioned above, there will be three stages to correspond with the three main stages of the story: the abandonment in the woods, the discovery of the witch's house, and the reunion. Play the parts as ICly as possible, I only ask that you actually do attempt to play out the story. I'll be NPCing the parents and the witch, the two members of each team can decide who gets to be Hansel and who gets to be Gretel. You can thank the RNG for the fact that there's only one male-female team. Please wait for the OCD is now up, but I am off to bed and will catch tags in the morning and I am here.]


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Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[chasingangela]

"And I am hungry," Angela admitted, adding, "God, I sound so obsessed by food today."

She reached for Nadia''s hand. "I say we sneak up on it."

Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia took Angela's hand. "Dibs on the candy doorknob,"

Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[chasingangela]

Angela took three quick steps forward. "Okay, but anything chocolate is mine." She paused. "I hope it isn't some weird plastic thing that just looks like a candy house."

Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[nadiathesaint]

"That would suck," Nadia agreed. She crept toward part of the house. "We should see if anyone is living here."

Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

As if the house was somehow listening, and awaiting just the right moment to respond, the door creaked open and an ancient-looking woman with a warty nose and beady black eyes peered out.

"Who's nibbling on my house?"

Re: STAGE TWO - Non-Traditional Housing

[chasingangela]

In response, Angela ducked lower, "It looks like we'd get a good view through that window," she said. "Or I could look in there and you could pick one at the front of the house."