{"id":344,"date":"2019-08-05T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T19:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scribes201.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:45:01","slug":"week-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-fall-2025-conway\/week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 08"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Note:\u00a0 Revision of Essay 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

In place of a revision of the essay on “Araby,” students who wish to improve their grade are invited to complete the following assignment. For this essay, please first read the story-poem “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid. Then click the link for the replacement essay directions below..<\/p>\n

“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for Youtube reading<\/a> by the author.<\/p>\n

Directions for Replacement Essay.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Activity 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> to access “Little Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm.<\/p>\n

This version of “Little Snow White”<\/a>\u00a0 has a slightly different ending.<\/p>\n

Activity 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please read the fascinating analysis<\/a> of “Snow White” by renowned psychoanalyst Bruno Bettleheim. This is an excerpt from his acclaimed book The Uses of Enchantment.<\/em> Scroll down to page 199 to begin reading.<\/p>\n

Activity 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to access the poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by Anne Sexton.<\/p>\n

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Activity 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> to access a fascinating analysis of Anne Sexton’s poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” from the Literary Reference Center database in BMCC’s online library. I have also attached it here in PDF format.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link for my short lecture<\/a> on the Snow White story in its various permutations.<\/p>\n

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Activity 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essay 4\u00a0 (Research Paper)
\nDue:\u00a0 November 23<\/p>\n

In your final essay you will formulate an opinion, conduct research, and write an argumentative essay, answering the following question: Are traditional fairytales good or bad for children to read?<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here for Essay 4 directions.<\/a><\/p>\n

Please review the following guides:<\/p>\n

Directions for finding JSTOR sources<\/a> in the BMCC library.<\/p>\n

How to Write a Rebuttal<\/a> in an Argument Essay.<\/p>\n

“How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.”<\/a><\/p>\n

How Your Paper Should Look <\/a>(formatting)\u00a0 OR<\/p>\n

Format Matters Video \u00a0 <\/a>OR \u00a0Format Illustration\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for a citation machine<\/a> that will do your secondary source citations.<\/p>\n

MLA citation guide<\/a> from the BMCC online library.<\/p>\n

Click<\/a> here for grading rubric.<\/strong><\/p>\n

TO SUBMIT:\u00a0 N<\/b>avigate back to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module, Then, select “Essay 4.”<\/p>\n

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