Sexing the Cherry Lesson Plan

The 12 Dancing Princesses

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will analyze the overlapping elements between "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" and the novel.

Structure:

Because the story, "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" features prominently in the novel, reading the original version will help to provide context so readers can fully understand the associated ideas, metaphors, and symbols in the text.

Provide students with a link to or printed-out copies of the original story, from Grimm's Fairy Tales. They will each read the story individually. As they are reading, they should take notes on any overlap they can see between the story and ...