Short Writing Assignment Two
Pick a fairy tale. Identify the central lesson (ie What did the author intend to teach) Why would the people who wrote it want to convey that lesson (ie What were the motivations to teach that lesson) Identify what the underlying ethical principles are. (ie which ethical foundations/theories does the story assume) Analyze what you′ve found to find what lesson the fairy tale unintentionally convey? (ie identify the story′s unintentional biases, the lessons it secretly conveys) Here′s what you write: ″X story seems to teach its audience that Y, but if you look closer at Z one can see that the story is actually teaching people A″ The earlier questions are things to think about to *get* to that point. This is a thesis paper and should have a thesis statement. A rough version of such a statement would go like this ″X story seems to teach its audience that Y, but if you look closer at Z one can see that the story is actually teaching people A″ 2-3 Pages
