Traditional Fairy Tales, Class Six (02/12)

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Monday, February 12, Period Two

Aziraphale appeared to be a bit on the nervous side today, pacing quite a lot more than usual. Other than that, however, the classroom was as usual, with breakfast pastries and hot drinks laid out for the students.

"Today we're going to have a brief discussion, and then I'd like you to meet with your project groups to work on your final projects. I'll be setting up meetings with each project group to discuss your proposals over the next couple of weeks, so please be sure to sign up for a meeting slot on the sheet posted there on the wall. Also, I need to speak with Haruhi Fujioka regarding your absence last week."

LECTURE: "Today we move on from Character Archetypes to Themes. Specifically, today we'll discuss the themes of Death and Coming of Age. Many of the fairy tales you hear and read deal with the concept of death, generally as either a punishment or a tragic event. The hero or heroine may be taking action to avenge a death, or they may have suffered an attack by the villain or even an accident which puts them into a position where they are in need of rescue. Metaphorical death can also be found, especially in tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" or "Snow White", where the heroine suffers from a magical sleep. Death additionally can be seen as a punishment, usually in response to a crime perpetrated by the villain. We see this frequently in the fairy tales, sometimes brought about by the hero himself, sometimes by an act of God.

Coming of Age stories are also prevalent, and especially when the focus of the tale is on a young female character. Again, these stories can be rather straightforward with this theme -- such as "Sleeping Beauty", where the heroine's coming of age is the catalyst for the tales main events. Or, the tales can again be more symbolic in nature -- some people argue that "Red Riding Hood" is a coming of age story, showing the heroine as she moves from the innocence of childhood to gain the more worldly knowledge of an adult."

DISCUSSION: Last week's reading assignment dealt with these two themes, so for today's discussion I would like you to choose either "The Rose Tree" or "Brother and Sister" and explain how the Death or Coming of Age theme is portrayed in that tale. Don't forget that following the discussion, you'll need to meet with your project groups and sign up for a consultation meeting with me."

ASSIGNMENT: Read "Little Snow White" and "The Lambikin".


[ooc: Please wait for OCD is now up, and class is in session.]

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Liz Sherman

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DISCUSSION

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Last week's reading assignment dealt with these two themes, so for today's discussion I would like you to choose either "The Rose Tree" or "Brother and Sister" and explain how the Death or Coming of Age theme is portrayed in that tale.

Re: DISCUSSION

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana couldn't bring herself to talk about either of the stories, since parts of both of them reminded her so much of what was going on with Phoebe and Cole. She wished she could just put her head down and cry, but she managed to just make herself sit quietly and pretend to listen to the discussions.

PROJECT GROUPS

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Get together with your project group and discuss your final project. (Don't forget to sign up in the thread below to meet with Aziraphale to discuss your project topic.)

Re: PROJECT GROUPS

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle looked around a little for her other group members.

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[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"So, Rapunzel?" Evie looked around hopefully. "And how she should have climbed down her own hair?"

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[chasingangela]

Angela reread one of the stories as she waited for her group.

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[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana went over and sat next to Angela. "Hey," she said quietly.

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[nadiathesaint]

Nadia leaned back in her seat, twirling her pen and looking for her group.

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner wandered over and plunked into a seat. "I totally forget what our project was supposed to be."

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[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee sat down and then looked around for anyone in her group.

SIGN UP TO MEET WITH AZIRAPHALE

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Choose one of the following dates/times and comment below with your project group names. First come, first served -- please make sure you don't choose a time already taken. Also please make sure all members of the project group can attend the meeting.

Tuesday, Feb. 13 - 11:00AM
Thursday, Feb. 15 - 1:00PM
Thursday, Feb. 15 - 2:00PM
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - 10:00AM
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - 11:00AM
Thursday, Feb 22 - 8:00AM
Thursday, Feb 22 - 9:00AM

TALK TO THE PROFESSOR

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Ask questions about the lecture, the discussion, or whatever else in on your mind.

Re: TALK TO THE PROFESSOR

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Was it really an apple?"

Re: TALK TO THE PROFESSOR

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale blinked. "You mean...at the beginning?" he asked, wondering why Billy was asking.

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"You wanted to speak with me, sir?"

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After class, Cedric waited so he could tell Aziraphale about why Jack was absent.

[This was okay'ed by Jack-mun]

TALK TO THE TAs

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Phoebe won't be here, but please wait for Lana to tag in.

Re: TALK TO THE TAs

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana's here, looking pale and distracted, and as if she hasn't really eaten or slept in days.

TALK TO EACH OTHER

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For gossip outside of your project group discussions.

OOC

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Your Word of the Day is VIVIFY.

Re: OOC

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe is having very much woe about the lack of vivification that she is facing.

Re: OOC

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Thats my favorite monster skill in Dragon Warrior Monsters! *is shot*