1. SHREK "the greatest fairy tale never written"

2. traditional fairy tales “fairy tale” – “Jack and the Beanstalk” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” ogres/giants and princes

3. the process View Shrek. View the film a second time, answering the questions and responding to the statements in the "Shrek essay" document. In traditional fairy tales, ogres are man-eating beasts. The Prince usually rescues the Princess; they marry and live happily ever after. How do the makers of Shrek use presentational devices to reverse this tradition, to reveal the ogre as good and the Prince as evil?

4. essay guide Introduction 1 – traditional fairy tales 2 - Shrek 3 – Lord Farquaad 4 – camera angles 5 – presentational devices Conclusion