2. Share out Do Now!  Your interest is going to drive your paper forward  Focus on things that strike you  Review notes, annotations, questions you had while you were reading  Think critically about your reactions to all three versions of the tales

3. Why write about literature?  Writing about literature is essentially persuading your reader to believe and buy into your interpretation of a piece(s) of literature  At its very core, it is based on what your read, and how you’ve read it

5. Support your position using specific language—the literary terms we reviewed in class is a good start  Plot  Point of view  Characterization  Symbolism  Tone  Theme  Setting  Style  Irony  Syntax

7. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE YOUR OPINION  Your goal is to provide your reader with ideas and evidence that support your main point and that the reader can decide to accept or reject based on your overall ability to effectively argue for your point.

8. So what is our paper topic?

9. Paper Topic: Is it possible for a revisionist version of a fairy tale to be more important than the original?

10. Please look at your paper topic sheets!!!

11. Some ways to approach this topic:  Examine the roles of women in each version of the tales.  Examine the absent/nearly absent father/king in the tales.  How is human sexuality dealt with in the tales?  What is the function of the dwarves in the tales?  How is the tale a “temperature gauge” for our society and the collective human consciousness?  FOR ADDITIONAL IDEAS: look at pp. 2121-2124 for additional ideas for approaching this essay.

12. Paper is Due:  The paper is due on Friday, November 6 th (this is the last day of the marking period).  It is due AT THE BEGINNING of class. If you hand it in later in the day, it is LATE.  If you would like me to print out your paper for you, you must email it to me in MS Word or as a Google Doc no later than 8 pm the night before the paper is due (Thursday, November 5 th ).  Late papers go down a grade for each day they are late. For example, if you hand in your paper one day late, it will start off with an A-; two days late, it will start off with a B+; etc.  You only have the option of revising your paper for a better grade if the paper is on time.

13. Your paper must be in correct MLA format; this means it must have an MLA heading and follow all MLA specifications. See The Bedford Introduction to Literature (specifically pp. 2121-2146) for clarification on MLA format.

14. Requirements:  The paper is to be 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced, in either Times New Roman or Arial font. The fonts must be in 12 point. I do not want 10 point font (I have no wish to go blind), and I do not want them in 14 point (since I’m not going blind).  Use 8 ½ x 11 white paper. Please do not use colored paper, strange color print, pictures, paper or plastic folders, etc. Please make sure you staple your paper (one in the upper left-hand corner please).

15. Requirements (cont.):  You must have an MLA heading on the first page of your paper. This should include your name, my name, the name of the course, the date you are submitting the paper, and a title for your essay. Your name and page number (if you choose to include this) is to be in the upper right hand corner only. Please do not put a full heading on all of the pages.

16. SAMPLE MLA HEADING: John Doe Mrs. LaRubio Honors English 6 November, 2009

17. Requirements (cont.):  Your paper must have one-inch margins—not 1.25 (which many computers set them at; if your computer does this, figure out how to change it).  Your paper must be grammatically correct. (YES! Grammar, spelling, and punctuation count!)  Because many college professors frown on writing in first-person (using “I”), for this paper, make sure you stick to third-person.

18. Sources  You must use secondary sources. However, the only sources you are allowed to use are the ones I have given you—this means you can use the introductions to both The Classic Fairy Tales or the Introduction to Snow White by Maria Tatar, and/or the Bruno Bettelheim excerpt from The Uses of Enchantment.  You may NOT use dictionaries (unless you decide to explore a word’s etymology and use the Oxford English Dictionary —see www.oed.com), encyclopedias, or on- line summaries of the novel.

19. Sources (cont.)  DO NOT USE THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH YOUR PAPER. We are going to review how to evaluate sources and how to select appropriate sources for your papers—this is not that time. For this paper, I am only interested in what YOU have to say.

20. Using Quotes  You must use quotes to back up your ideas. Remember, you should not merely quote the author/writer— demonstrate how meaningful her/his statements are to the work you are discussing.  Consult The Bedford Introduction to Literature and your class notes on correct MLA format to be used.

21. Works Cited  Your Works Cited page is to be on a separate sheet of paper. You should have a minimum of 4 entries:  Your primary sources: the Brother’s Grimm version of Snow White, the Anne Sexton poem, and the Neil Gaiman story.  At least 1 secondary source—either of the Introductions and/or the excerpt from The Uses of Enchantment

22. Works Cited (cont.)  If you fail to hand in a works cited list with these requirements, your paper will go down in points (e.g. If you hand in an "A" paper, but fail to give me four sources, and instead only give three, you will receive an "A-". If you hand in an "A" paper but only hand in one source, you will receive a "B+" etc.)  Anything listed on your works cited page should be cited in your paper. If you put an entry on your works cited list and then it does not appear in your paper, this will also cause your grade to be lowered.

23. Homework #22  Think about your position regarding the paper topic. Where do you stand? Do an outline, web, or other brainstorming exercise to decide where you stand with regards to this question. Bring this with you to class tomorrow!  IN ADDITION: Read pp. 2121-2146. Write a list of at least 5 questions you need more information on in order to begin your paper.