Once upon a time...

Choose one of these assignments as a creative speaking assignment

Tell us a fairy tale from the villain’s point of view. What is their story? Why do they do what they do?
- Example - What happened between Scar and Mufassa from The Lion King? Why does Scar hate his own brother? What went wrong? What's the story behind their feud?

Tell us about a sequel to an existing fairy tale (that doesn’t have a sequel yet). What happens after “And they lived happily ever after”?
- Example - What happened to Cinderella and her prince? What happened to the mice in Cinderella? What happened to the cat, Lucifer? And what happened to Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters?

Tell us a fairy tale so that the traditional “victim” rescues the traditional “rescuer.”
- Example - What if Aurora (aka Sleeping Beaty) would rescue the prince? What would be the prince's problem? How would Aurora be the heroine of the story?

Tell us a “hybrid” fairy tale. Combine a couple of characters from differing fairy tales.
- Example - What would happen if the three little pigs—not the prince—had rescued Snow White. Or what story would you get if you would mix Little Red Riding Hood with Hansel and Gretel?

This is a list of the most famous fairy tales that might inspire you. Click on the title and you'll be redirected to the story. Use the immersive reader function to listen to the story if you don't feel like reading.

Prepare a 3-minute-talk

STEP 1: Practice your text. Make sure you know it by heart. Time your story. You should talk for at least 3 minutes.

STEP 2: Practice your pronunciation. As you know, practice makes perfect, so start practising your text. If you're not sure how to pronounce a word, look it up in an online dictionary like https://www.ldoceonline.com/ OR use the immersive reader in Word to listen to your text.

STEP 3: Make cue cards just in case... However, note down key words, not full sentences. You hand in your cuecards at the end of your presentation.