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
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
Support your position using specific language—the literary
terms we reviewed in class is a good start
 Plot
 Setting
 Point of view
 Style
 Characterization
 Irony
 Symbolism
 Syntax
 Tone
 Theme
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.
So what is our paper
topic?
Paper Topic:
Is it possible for a revisionist version of a
fairy tale to be more important than the
original?
Please look at your paper
topic sheets!!!
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.
Paper is Due:
 The paper is due on Friday, November 6th (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 5th).
 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.
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.
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).
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.
SAMPLE MLA
HEADING:
John Doe
Mrs. LaRubio
Honors English
6 November, 2009
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.
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 online summaries of the novel.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.