Week 03

Queen, dressed in yellow gown and ermine-trimmed robes, brandishes a fan and preens in front of a mirror — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_White_Mirror_4.png
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Activity 1

Click this link to access “Little Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm.

Activity 2

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

Activity 3

Click here to access the poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by Anne Sexton.

Activity 4

Old woman peddler shows her wares to a dark-haired girl at the window of a cottage — https://uk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Franz_J%C3%BCttner_Schneewittchen_4.jpg
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Click this link 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.

Activity 5

Click this link for my short lecture on the Snow White story in its various permutations. Note: The lecture mentions a short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been,” which we are not reading in this short semester.

Activity 6

Click here for Aschenputtel, a variation of the Cinderella by the Brothers Grimm.

Click here for Cinderella by Charles Perrault.

Hansel illuminated in light, walking behind family in forest — https://creazilla.com/media/traditional-art/7070600/offterdinger-hansel-und-gretel-1
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Activity 7

Click here for a podcast reading. and discussion by several psychologists about “Hansel and Gretel” from their professional viewpoint.

Click here for the text “Hansel and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm. This translation will differ slightly from the one in the podcast

Activity 8

Please read the fascinating analysis of “Hansel and Gretel” by renowned psychoanalyst Bruno Bettleheim. This is an excerpt from his acclaimed book The Uses of Enchantment. Scroll down to page 159 to begin reading. (On the PDF file, this is page 6.

Illustration of Snow White sitting on bed surrounded by dwarfs. — https://pixy.org/4757341/
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Activity 9

Quiz 3

This is a 20-question multiple-choice quiz on formatting essays in ENG 201 and correctly incorporating quotations. The test is timed, and students have 90 minutes to complete it. Test will be available from 9:00 on Sunday, July 28 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 3. Test will not be reopened after the closing date.
For study materials, see the links below.

To access the quiz, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Review Quizzes” module and select Quiz 3.

This quiz Activity 9

Essay 3 (Research Paper)
Due Sunday, August 3

Click here for Essay 3 directions.

When you are ready to submit, navigate back to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module” and select Essay 3.

Please review the following guides:

Directions for finding JSTOR sources in the BMCC library.

How to Write a Rebuttal in an Argument Essay.

“How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.”

How Your Paper Should Look (formatting) OR

Format Matters Video OR Format Illustration

You can also look at Shared Student Essays on the main menu to see how your paper should look.