1. The tales as old as time…
Disney Inspiration
The tales as old as time…

3. THE MOVIES Gained Inspiration from Original Stories
Stories were written or told verbally for entertainment
Based on folklore
Folklore: stories, traditions, jokes etc from a specific group of people
United States example: Thanksgiving celebrates the pilgrims-specific to something that happened in the US and we recognize it as important
Some of the most famous fairytale writers…

4. The Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) Wihelm Grimm (1786–1859)
German folktales
Not all stories intended for children
Warning provided for readers (scary plots aimed to teach children)
Famous for:
Cinderella
Snow White
Rapunzel
Little Red Riding Hood
Hansel and Gretel

5. Hans Christian Anderson
Wrote stories, plays, poems, novels
First volumes of fairytales were not successful
1845 four different translations of his fairy tales published (started gaining interest)
Most famous for:
Thumbelina
The Ugly Duckling
The Little Mermaid
The Princess and the Pea

6. Examples of Disney Changes

7. Cinderella
Common idea: The prince will marry whoever’s foot fits in the glass slipper.

8. Cinderella Disney Brothers Grimm
Stepsisters try to force slipper on before it flies off
Stepmother forces stepsisters to cut off…
Toe
Heel
She tells them it won’t matter because…“When you are queen you will no longer have to go on foot.“
Blood everywhere. Prince noticed. He rejects each of them.

9. Snow White
Common idea: Snow White wakes up from what looks like an eternal sleep.

10. Snow White Disney Brothers Grimm
Prince Charming’s kiss wakes Snow White up
Prince wants to display the “sleeping” Snow White in his house like a piece of art
As he transports her, the piece of poison apple stuck in her throat becomes dislodged and she wakes up

11. Common idea: The Little Mermaid must become a human to find her prince

12. Hans Christian Anderson
The Little Mermaid
Disney
Hans Christian Anderson
Ariel has wobbly legs but learns to walk quickly
Every step The Little Mermaid took made her feel like she was walking on sharp knives
Even with the pain, she wants to walk and dance gracefully in order to impress the prince

13. Frozen
Very Small Similarity

14. Frozen
Disney’s Frozen was very loosely based on “The Ice Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson
In order to honor that, the names of some of the characters are similar to the way Hans Christian Anderson’s name would be pronounced

15. The Little Mermaid Analysis Activity
Our subject:

16. The Little Mermaid Most popular versions:
1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson (read the text)
1975 film by Toei Animation (view clips)
1989 film by Disney (view clips)

17. WHY DO WE NEED TO PRACTICE THIS?
Learning Goal
Analyze the representation of a subject in a variety of artistic mediums
WHY DO WE NEED TO PRACTICE THIS?
End of Q4
Create our OWN representations of Acts/Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Analyze 2 film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet
Read/Analyze Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Beginning of Q4
Disney-Inspired Analysis

18. Success Criteria For Learning Goal
When asked to ‘analyze the representation of a subject in a variety of artistic mediums’…
What types of skills (thinking/reading/writing) are required?
(Can a volunteer record our brainstormed list on the white board?)

19. Success Criteria for Learning Goal
Comprehension
(Annotations/notes that show comprehension of each version)
Compare/Contrast
(Venn Diagram while viewing other versions)
Analysis of Creator’s Choices (Author/Director)
(How did the unique choices made by each creator impact the representation of the fairy tale?)
Create
(Write your own representation and include annotations explaining the choices YOU made)

20. First Steps: Read Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid”
Read/summarize the text (summarizing chunks of the text in your own words as you read)
Highlight vocabulary that you are unfamiliar with- define as you go in order to help you understand what you are reading
Complete the compare/contrast box on the final page (comparing this version of the tale to your prior knowledge of The Little Mermaid)
HW: Finish any reading (and annotating) that you do not complete in class for homework- due by the start of our next class

21. The Little Mermaid 1975 film by Toei Animation

22. The Little Mermaid 1989 film by Disney

23. The Little Mermaid
Text