INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES:
-The library media specialist teaches this lesson, though it could be modified easily to be a cooperative effort between the library media specialist and a language arts teacher, where it could be further expanded. The language arts teacher could enhance or extend the activities in this lesson.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION:
-The library media specialist reads to the students a traditional version of the fairy tale “Rumpelstiltskin. As a variation, the students also could listen to an audio version or watch a video of this traditional tale. The library media specialist leads a discussion with the students of the fairy tale. What is their opinion? What did they think about the characters and the way they responded to different situations? What did they think about the ending?

-The library media specialist then introduces the book "The Rumpelstiltskin Problem" to students by reading the Author's Note. The library media specialist again leads a discussion, this time concerning whether the students agree or disagree with the author.

-The students are divided into six groups to read together one of the variations in the book. The students are asked to discuss their story by using the following question and discussion prompts:

*Ask a question about something in the story you do not understand.

*Question a character or the author.

*Tell what you are picturing in your mind.

*Tell what you feel about a character or his/her situation.

*Revisit the text to find the answer to a puzzling question.

*Change your mind about something you believed earlier.

*Make observations about the author's style of writing.

*Evaluate the effectiveness of the text and the author's style.

-After the discussion, students work in their group to complete the graphic organizer where they will identify literary elements and make a decision if the author's of this version develops the literary element in a more satisfactory manner than that in the traditional tale. Once each group has completed this activity, the library media specialist asks them to report one idea they discussed in their group.

FOLLOW-UP:
Students may:

-present to their classmates the adaptation that they read.

-write their own adaptations of a fairy tale to be published and displayed in the library media center.

-read adaptations in language arts and continue to investigate the characteristics and literary elements.