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Table of Contents

Text Audio

The Struggle for Meaning by Bruno Bettelheim
Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament by Bruno Bettelheim
Cinderella by Bruno Bettelheim

Writing Tasks

Title: S-12: Explaining Bettelheim’s Arguments

Session 12

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Title: S-14: Reading and Writing About “Cinderella”: What Would Bettelheim Say?

Session 14

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Title: S-17: Rewriting a Fairy Tale

Session 17

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Title: S-26: The Final Assignment: Analyzing a Fairy Tale Movie

Session 26

 

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Charts for Discussion

Title: S-1: Bettelheim’s Claims About Fairy Tales

Session 1

Title: S-1: “The Struggle for Meaning”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments

Session 1

Title: S-5: Reasons and Ways Versions Differ

Session 5

Title: S-7: Reasons or Ways to Change or Revise Fairy Tales

Session 7

 

Title: S-8: Why Fairy Tales Are Good for Children

Session 8

Title: S-8: “Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments

Session 8

Title: S-9: Section 1: A Translation

Session 9

Title: S-9: Section 2: A Translation

Session 9

 

Title:S-10: Section 3: A Translation

Session 10

Title: S-10: Section 4: A Translation

Session 10

Title: S-11: Bettelheim’s Claims About Why Fairy Tales Are Good For Children

Session 11

Title: S-13: Revising “Cinderella”

Session 13

Forms and Graphic Organizers

Title: S-3: Criteria For a Good Discussion

Session 3

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Title: S-5: Studying Fairy Tales

Session 5

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Title: S-23-25: Tracking a Fairy Tale Movie

Session 23-25

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