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Class groups examine fairy tales from a feminist and a Marxist perspective, identifying how these tales present gender roles and class/power systems. The groups then script and perform their own tale that uses one of these lenses.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have groups examine how the roles of the leading female characters in Disney films have evolved over the years
Classroom Considerations
- The resource has a strong agenda; therefore, carefully review the entire unit to determine if appropriate for your teaching situation
- The unit requires considerable prep time to collect the resources required
Pros
- The unit asks kids to consider how fairy tales present a point of view of the values of a society
Cons
- The resource does not include a bibliography of or links to alternative versions of fairy tales