Last week, I began a series of posts about How To Read Literature (and write a thesis). Hoping to help teachers and students with the challenging task of interpreting books, films, and others texts, I started with a post on that classic slasher A Nightmare On Elmstreet. This week I will turn my hand at something a little more kid friendly: Cinderella. [I will focus on the Disney film in this post--knowing that most readers will be more familiar with it, but look forward to one on the classic fairytale]
This article will help you (and your students, if you teach.) Designed to illustrate the process of seeing beyond “what happens” in a story, this post will help you understand texts and how to think and write about them. [Future posts in the series include lessons with Avatar and “Rules of the Game.”]