Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel and Gretel
German stories collected by the Grimm brothers
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Tongue Twisters
If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.
So this is the sushi chef.
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Vocabulary Review
What is a metaphor?
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Vocabulary Review
A metaphor is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
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Vocabulary Review
What is a simile?
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Who is the Director?
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The director is the manager/instructor of a play or movie.
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What are they?
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What are they?
They are instructions written by the writer which include actions and props.
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What are props?
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What are props?
Props are objects used to make the play more realistic.
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What is dialogue?
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Dialogue is the conversation between the characters.
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What is a playwright?
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A playwright is someone who writes plays.
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What is an element?
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What is a script?
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What is a script?
It is the written text of a play or movie.
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
(1785/6 -1863)
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The Grimm Centre, Berlin, Germany.
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Before the 1800s...
...the fairytales and folktales were not written down. The Grimm brothers collected and wrote down the vanishing tranditional stories of Germany.
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Grimm Biography
1. They collected but did not write the stories.
2. One of them married but the other didn't.
3. They were very poor at times and had to borrow money.
4. Stories not intended for children.
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Some other German folktakes:
1. Cinderella
2. The Pied Piper
3. The Frog Prince
4. Snow White
5. Rapunzel
6. Little Red Riding Hood
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Summary of Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a child eating witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread and cake. The witch intends to fatten the children before eventually eating them, but Gretel outwits the witch and kills her.
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Vocabulary
Perish: to die in a violent way.
Bar: to lock/bolt.
Wretched: unhappy or unfortunate.
Fatigue: Extreme tiredness.
Exclaim: cry out in sudden, anger or pain.
Strewn: throw untidily, scatter.
Outskirts: a surrounding place.
Hansel and Gretel
German stories collected by the Grimm brothers
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