January 8th

1. Get out your "Three Bears" stories. Please switch stories with a partner. Read through their version of this story.

Answer the following questions: Write them down on paper.. you will turn these in at the end of the hour.
1. How are the bears portrayed.. positive? negative? 
2. How many bears are there in the story (for example.. there were always four in my story)
3. How is Goldilocks portrayed? 
4. How does the story end? 
5. What is the moral of this story? 
6. What differences do you see in your partner's story in relationship to your own? 
7. Do you feel that there is significance in the differences? 
8. What similarities to you see? 
9. Is there a significance in the similarities? Why do you both include these elements? 
10. Why is this story one that everyone knows? 

2. Once you have answered all of these questions... go through them with your partner.
Now answer the following questions:

11. What do the two/three of you notice about this story beyond just the plot?
12. What purpose does this story serve to society? the family? the individual? 

HOMEWORK :
Now open the link:
3 Bears History
Answer the following questions together:

13. In what ways has the story changed from the version you have written down? 
14. What do you feel is the significance in these changes? 
15. What influenced these changes? Speculate. Guess..   Imagine. 
16. What are some things you never thought of in consideration of "The Three Bears" that this information illuminated? 
17. What are some conclusions that you can make about the study of literature? Society? 
18. What questions do you have? 

Staple your questions together.. make sure your name is on your paper WITH your copy of your story.