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Choose ONE of the questions to answer:

1. How are men portrayed in the fairy tales we have read – positively or negatively? Questions to consider in the essay: What does this representation say about masculinity and/or becoming or being a man? Are stereotypes being reinforced or challenged? Choose one fairy tale to focus on.

2. How are women portrayed in the fairy tales we have read – positively or negatively? Questions to consider in the essay: What does this representation say about femininity and/or becoming or being a woman? Are stereotypes being reinforced or challenged? You can focus on the princess, the villain, or look at relationships between women. Choose one fairy tale to focus on.

3. Surprisingly, many of these fairy tales contain extreme violence. Write about the role of violence in these stories. Why is there so much violence? OR answer the question about whether “Snow White” or “Cinderella” ends with an act of revenge or justice. Choose one fairy tale to focus on.

4. What do these stories say about love? Questions to consider in the essay: If love is in these stories, how is that love represented? If not, what else is going on? Are stereotypes being reinforced or challenged? Choose one fairy tale to focus on.

5. We often think of fairy tales as ending with “happily ever after.” While the stories we read did not end with the phrase “happily ever after,” do they have a happy ending? Choose one fairy tale to focus on.

Be sure to address the significance or “so what” in your essay. Some guidelines to consider:

? Make sure your essay has a thesis in the introduction (last sentence). Your thesis must make an argument. Include the title of the story in your thesis.

? Make sure your essay proves/supports your thesis. Provide at least 3 quotes from the text for support. Make sure you follow MLA in-text citation (with quotation marks, a signal phrase, and page numbers).

? Analyze the quotes you have selected — show how/why they support your thesis.

? Avoid plot summary. I have read the fairy tales. Essays that contain mostly plot summary will receive a lower grade. Analyze - don’t describe!

? Make sure your essay is organized. Take time to plan your essay before you start writing.

? Make sure the language is solid. Your writing needs to be clear and free of grammar mistakes. Take time to proofread your essay.

? The essay must be at least 625 words; include a word count at the end. Essays must have 12-point font, one-inch margins, and be double-spaced. The essay is due Friday October 28th by noon. Post it in Google classroom as a word or Google doc.

? Use the format below for the first page:

 

 

Your Name

Instructor’s Name

Class

Date

Title of Your Essay*

(*NOT the title of the story you are writing about; instead reflect the main idea of the essay)

Indent (hit tab key) and Begin your essay.