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Kerrie
Registered User
(9/3/01 3:33:32 pm)
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Lesson Plans... Fall semester
I just thought I'd check in on an old topic- at the end of last year, as the Spring semester was starting, we were discussing lesson plans and workshops that relate to fairy tales. I was just wondering what worked for our instructors here, what didn't fly, new and improved ideas, etc.
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Laura McCaffrey
Unregistered User
(9/3/01 3:53:11 pm)
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lesson plans
Remind me Kerrie - this was lesson plans for the college/graduate school level, or for teaching teens and younger children as well? Laura Mc
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Kerrie
Registered User
(9/3/01 4:37:17 pm)
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Re: lesson plans
Oh my, I think it was college level- I remember Kate and Catja were asking for their classes, but I think any level would be ideal for this topic! The origianl topic is under the SurLaLune archives for December 2000 and February 2001.
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Kate
Unregistered User
(9/3/01 8:44:29 pm)
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Tatar/Zipes Anthologies
A related question: has anyone taught the Zipes Oxford anthology in a college class yet? I have used the Tatar Norton edition for a couple of years, and am curious as to comparisons. I've had very good experiences with hers, and was using it already when the Zipes came out. Just requested an examination copy, but am curious what you all think.
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Kate
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Terri
Registered User
(9/3/01 10:56:36 pm)
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Re: Tatar/Zipes Anthologies
Kerrie, thanks for reviving this topic. I'm not a teacher myself, but I'd love to learn more about what everyone else here is up to, and the various ways fairy tales are used in the classroom.
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Kerrie
Registered User
(9/4/01 12:18:14 pm)
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Not a "teacher"...
Terri: I'm not a "teacher" either, though I love to develop new lesson plan ideas. I'm thinking (uh oh, dangerous) of teaching an adult ed or online course, something like creative writing for the self- not for publication, like many courses, just people who love to write- since I'm not an expert, I don't want to lead people to believe otherwise. I'd love to develop a course that studies all of the Endicott authors too. Or maybe detail-oriented writing. Or maybe...
Something, anything, to break out on my own and do work I enjoy. Ah, but a dream for now...
And as for you not being a "teacher"- between you and
everyone on this board, I have never learned half as much useful
information in 4 1/2 years and $100,000 worth of college as I have
here. (Too bad I can't get credit for it.)
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
Edited by: Kerrie at: 9/4/01 12:21:02 pm
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eearth
Registered User
(9/4/01 1:07:09 pm)
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Fairy Tales in the Classroom
Well, I'll jump in. I've done a couple of things with fairy tales in an "intro to writing about lit" course. First, I've used a story like "Hansel and Gretel" to begin talking about different critical approaches to literature. We look at the story, then think about its "meaning" from different points of view (the students do this in groups): a group of developmental psychologists, a group of Marxists (Jack Zipes has a great Marxist interpretation of H&G) and a group of National Organization for Women members. Each group comes up with a reading of the story that suits their particular perspective.
Then I often use a fairy tale and contemporary transformations -- something like "The Frog Prince" and the poem "From the Journals of the Frog Prince," Gahan Wilson's story about the frog in analysis, the poem "Hazel Tells LaVerne," "The Other Frog Prince" from The Stinky Cheese Man, and so on. I get a lot of mileage out of doing a group like this, in the sense that students can see the connections among texts, and it makes a good lesson on theme, too, since often what changes in a contemporary text is the theme.
I've also done a sequence starting with the Cupid and Psyche myth and coming forward through Beauty and the Beast, winding up with contemporary films. Students really enjoy seeing how such stories have a *long* history.
Elise Earthman
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Terri
Registered User
(9/5/01 1:43:43 am)
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Re: Fairy Tales in the Classroom
Elise: Damn, why didn't they offer courses like that back when I was in college?!
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Laura
McCaffrey
Registered User
(9/5/01 8:25:57 am)
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re: Lesson Plans
Well,
For what it's worth.
I decided to start off with a folk tale and fairytale study with my 5/6 grade group this year. Since I'm the school librarian, I'm teaching research skills, but I like to combine this with fields of knowledge rather than teaching research for research's sake. We'll discuss what fairytales and folk tales are. I'll do read alouds. They'll choose a tale to focus on and a point of research - a particular type of tale, a particular re-teller, history or culture their tale comes from, etc. Then the'll write a short piece about their topic. After that, we'll discuss re-telling, and they'll write a re-telling of their chosen tale. I'm hoping it'll be fun! (As well as raise some consciousness that Disney tales aren't the only tales around.) I'm certainly looking forward to it. Laura Mc
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