Writing Homework Help

the first  one

read the Introduction to the Illustration section & look through the images in the PDF below.

“We are told that every picture tells a story; an illustration tells at least two, for not only does it provide a visual dimension for the story it accompanies, but it also reveals something of the assumptions and values of the artist and of the culture to which he or she belongs. …the pictures that accompany fairy tales are often as much a mirror as are the tales…” (p 321, pp3).

1.  Choose one of the images provided–they all point to well-known story or one of the stories we read for this course. 

2.  Using that image, respond to the quote above–what does the illustration reflect? What does that do for the story? What does the illustration do for the reader?

Aim for 150 words. 

the second one 

Read Donald Haase’s essay, “Yours, Mine, or Ours? Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and the Ownership of Fairy Tales”

In this essay, Haase discussions offer many areas of scholarly conversation (or fun), such as:

• Who’s to blame when changes are “unacceptable” (but doesn’t answer the question of “acceptable to whom?”) p436
• Folk tales “…become the reservoir and model of national character.” p437
• The intersection of national ownership (and does time/movement of borders change that?) 437-441
• A discussion of Bettelheim’s (we’ve heard from him this semester) Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Fairy Tales p441-442
• A longer focus on the question of ownership p442-446 

Read the essay, and mark comments you agree with and mark comments you disagree with or have a serious question about. Then, choose the one quote/section that most interests you or emotionally engages you, and work through the steps below.

1. Include the quote, exactly as it appears in the essay. 
2. Write a well-developed paragraph about why you agreed or disagreed with the quote or why you question it (or want to know more).
3. Support your own ideas & follow a clear logic within the paragraph. Stay focused on proving or disproving the author’s idea contained in your quote.
4. Write one question you still have after reading this essay. You do not need to answer the question, but consider what question was  left unanswered or sparked by this scholar

the third one:

Scholarly research can begin with arguing against someone else’s ideas or further proving someone else’s point of view–Look at is as entering into a conversation. We would have practiced this in class, and we will practice again with other articles. When entering a conversation, you know not to simply repeat what has just been said, but to reply/respond to it moving the conversation in a specific direction. Research can work the same way. 

Follow the steps below using the Alan Dundes essay, “Fairy Tales from a Folkoristic Perspective” (found in the textbook on page 387, also as a pdf in the Handouts & Readings folder in Blackboard).  

For the critical essay, read and mark comments or sections you agree with and disagree with or have a serious question about. Then, choose the one quote/section that most interests you or emotionally engages you, and work through the steps below.

1. Include the quote, exactly as it appears in the essay. 
2. Write a one sentence statement about why you agreed or disagreed with the quote or why you question it (or want to know more).
3. Look at how the original statement was supported—what proof was presented? (see step four for list)
4. What could you use to support your idea (either additional proof or something that would disprove Dundes’ ideas)?