Monday, January 4, 2010

"Cinderella" by The Brothers Grimm



HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Due Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 9:30 A.M.


Read the Grimm Brothers' version of Cinderella on line at: http://www.fln.vcu.edu/grimm/cinderella.html
Also print out a copy and bring with you to class on January 5th.


Prepare a First Response:  Think about any childhood recollection(s) of Cinderella, perhaps from picture books or from the animated versions created by Walt Disney.  Are you surprised by the differences between the Grimms' version and what you remember from your childhood?  Write a first response contrasting the original with how you remember the story.  What does the original version offer that the adaptations do not?


First Response Guidelines:
8.5x11-inch paper
1-inch margins
typed, double-spaces, Cambria 12 font
minimum one (1) page; maximum two (2) pages
Left-hand corner of paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
January 5, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Short Story: Wintersession 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
FIRST RESPONSE: CINDERELLA





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