Photo by Patrick Hendry
Week 3: Villains
Texts
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Clip from Sleeping Beauty (animation)
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Clip from Moana (animation)
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"The Evil Stepmother" by Sabrina Orah Mark (creative nonfiction)
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"Little Red Cap" by the Grimm Brothers (fiction)
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Excerpt from Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (fiction)
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Excerpt from What It Is by Lynda Barry (comics)
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Poetry by Jeannine Hall Gailey
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Poetry by Franny Choi
Prompts
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Write in a genre of your choice about a villain who is defeated somehow. Why does this method make sense for this villain? You can experiment with form, too, trying a how-to guide or choose-your-own-adventure structure, for instance.
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Write in a genre of your choice about a fairy tale villain who fascinates you. As Barry writes, the gorgon was the "perfect monster" for her. Who is yours? Explore this villain. You might write about your fascination, explain how they became villainous, or complicate their status as a villain by shedding new light on them.