Graphic Organizer TIQA Topic and Thesis sentence TOPIC

Graphic Organizer & TIQA

Topic and Thesis sentence: • TOPIC: Fairy tales and sexism • THESIS SENTENCE: Fairy tales, Grimm or their Disney counterparts, have helped to reinforce a negative image of women: as helpless creatures incapable of independent self-actualization or as powerless tokens of adornment.

Topic Sentence: The characters in “Cinderella” help to reinforce a negative stereotype of women by portraying an overemphasis on the procurement of a man for personal fulfillment. Supporting quotation/text: Cinderella is distraught, resorts to magic, deception— preoccupation with going to the ball; step sisters cut off heals to make shoe fit to “get the man” Commentary on supporting quotation/ text: women will go to great lengths to procure a man; risking responsibilities and disfigurement. Pain to self=worth it? ? Supporting quotation/text: Cinderella was trapped by societal expectations of a woman—cleaning, keeping house, helpless, dependent. Commentary on supporting quotation/ text: “happily ever after” came when she was “rescued” by the prince—relieving her from her life of despair and toil. Displayed as only option

Topic Sentence: Similarly, “Snow White” also depicts women as helpless victims, with their worth dependent on their beauty or a man. Supporting quotation/text: Magic mirror= emphasis on beauty; causes Step mom to resort to wicked acts (fear!) Commentary on supporting quotation/ text: Beauty=salvation because it makes a woman desirable to men. Without beauty, power does not exist; step mom feared loss of power/control Supporting quotation/text: after eating poison apple, Prince’s kiss could wake her Commentary on supporting quotation/ text: Revitalization from a man, not self. Again man = salvation, safety, fulfillment

What did you learn from your topic? What should the reader learn from it? Why was this topic important to you/chosen by you? • Fairy Tales are not always as simple as they appear. • If women are portrayed this way, how are men portrayed (separate essay? ? ) • If a FT was written today, how would it be different? They are reflective of the culture of the time. • Fairy tales about strong women: list? ? ? Counter point?

TIQA • Topic sentence • Intro information leading into the quote and details to follow • Quotes or support from work to prove the topic sentence • Analysis: explanation of the relevance, significance, or meaning of given quote • Rinse and repeat! (Be sure to use a transition to the next idea!) – Most strong paragraphs provide at least two pieces of support for a given idea.