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READING “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” IN CONTEXT
This unit gives students the chance to explore the meaning of a popular fairy tale in its many iterations over time and space. Starting with the Charles Perrault version and moving to twenty-first century poetic tellings, students can see how the fairy tale is indeed, as the lecture suggests, culture set to magic.
On this page, you’ll find
VERSIONS OF “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD”
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VERSIONS OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” BY CHARLES PERRAULT (1697)
“LITTLE RED CAP” BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (1813)
“THE WOLF’S POSTSCRIPT TO LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” BY AGHA SHAHID ALI (1987)
“I AM DARK, I AM FOREST” BY JENN GHIVAN (2018)
“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD/COMPANION” BY MK CHAVEZ (2020)
GREAT CONTEXT MATERIALS
“Li’l Red Riding Hood” by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs” (1966)
The Global Presence of the Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale
“Wolf Like Me” by TV On The Radio, plus the lyrics
“Red Riding Hood Meets Old Father Wolf” by Gustave Dore (used with Perrault version)
LECTURE & ASSIGNMENTS
LECTURE ON THE FAIRY TALE GENRE
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: EXPLORE THE SYMBOLISM OF THE RED CLOAK
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: WRITE YOUR OWN VERSION OF “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” FOR OUR TIMES
READING ASSIGNMENT: USING LITCRIT, “A WOLF’S QUEER INVITATION”
