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.

Concepts

fairy tales, grimm's fairy tales

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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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

Common Core

RL.11-12.1 RI.9-10.1