Week 4:6 (Feb. 25-Mar. 1)

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Seniors: For Monday’s “Fairy Tale Literary Criticism”, select one of these fairy tales: “Snowdrop” (Snow White)“Rapunzel”“Rumpelstiltskin”“Ashenputtel” (Cinderella)“Hansel and Grethel”, “Briar Rose” (Sleeping Beauty), and then select one of the schools of thought (e.g. Freudian, Jungian, Marxist, Post-Colonial, Feminist) included in this Literary Criticism PDF.  Study the notes and carefully read the story through that lens.  Write a brief (5-ish paragraphs) essay in which you analyze the meaning of the narrative; print it for class on Monday.

Here’s the reading schedule for weeks 4:6 to 5:5.

(Also, here’s a Death of a Salesman e-text in case you need it for Thursday’s quiz.)