Last day!

        Today was the last day of our A-term! For the past eight days, we have been reading individual books, and today was the day to finish and create a presentation that incorporated our book of choice and the Disney movies and retailing we studied within our A-term! We spent most of our day preparing, practicing, and presenting our individual presentations. Each presentation focuses on answering one big question: a question that is specific enough to relate to the topic but broad enough to connect to other subjects.

The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang

 

        The book I chose was The Prince and The Dressmaker by Jen Wang. I really loved this book and would definitely recommend it! For my presentation, I focused on the question, "What traits do protagonists reinforce, and what does that say about social norms and ideals?" I started by making a list of traits I noticed throughout the stories and Disney movies. I answered this question by showing how Disney movies are a root cause of unrealistic social expectations. I used my book as a counter-argument. This book is unique because it is a story about a prince exploring his identity by wearing dresses. This book changes the stereotypes of storytelling. This book left me to think more about the future of storytelling and how our world is always changing. 

         That was just my presentation! The rest of the group had some amazing presentations as well! Focusing on so many different social issues from gender, identity, and even talking about the lack of cultural accuracy. It was a really peaceful way to end our A term, learning about all the books my peers read and how that contributed to their understanding of the movies we watched and the stories we read. 

Slide on traits 

Slide on social norms