Puss in boots
The oldest written telling is by Italian author Giovanni Francesco Straparola, who included it in his The Facetious Nights of Straparola (c. 1550–1553) in XIV–XV. Another version was published in 1634 by Giambattista Basile with the title Cagliuso, and a tale was written in French at the close of the seventeenth century by Charles Perrault (1628–1703), a retired civil servant and member of the Académie française.
In this site students are going to reflect upon this fairy tale and think about alternative stories.
Choose one of the topics and complete the corresponding task
Topic: Speciesism
The middle brother inherits a donkey and he is considered to be luckier than the youngest brother, who gets a cat. Donkeys, a member of the horse family, have long been used as pack animals and for draft work in agriculture. Cats are domestic animals and can not be used for work. In the story, there are other animals which are offered as food.
Task
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Make a presentation -telling an alternative story- considering the topic (speciesism).
Use Genially or Canvas, and Spreaker to transmit the new narrative line; make your own drawings to accompany your story.
The stories are published on the Facebook account created for this purpose.
Students make a podcast of their stories to share on Spreaker.
Ciclo Básico
Make a comic strip based on this topic. Publish the comic strips on the Instagram account.
Make comments on others´ pieces of work.
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Topic: Ethics
The cat in boots engineers a succession of hoaxes and lies for the benefit of his master. As a result, his master eventually marries the king’s daughter and appoints Puss in Boots prime minister. All parties live happily ever after.
Task
Retell the story taking into consideration this aspect.
Use Genially or Canvas, and Spreaker to transmit the new narrative line, make your own drawings to accompany your story.
The stories are published on the Facebook account created for this purpose and some of them on this webpage as expamples.
Make a podcast of your story to share on Spreaker.
Ciclo Básico.
Make a comic strip based on this topic. The Comic Strips are published on the Instagram account.
Make comments on others´ pieces of work.
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Topic: Superficiality. Preconceptions about women's roles
The children receive different inheritances; there is no justice in the distribution. However, the older brother does not care about his younger siblings. The king offers his daughter's hand to the supposed marquis, thinking he is a wealthy man. The princess instantly falls in love with the miller's son when she sees how well dressed he is.
A new narrative line can be made bearing in mind aspects such as equality between siblings, empathy, and looking beyond the superficial. Also, consider the power women have to make decisions based on aspects that go beyond appearance. The person a woman decides to marry should not be the result of an arrangement made between men.
Task
Use Genially or Canva, and Spreaker to transmit the new narrative line; make your own drawings to accompany your story.
The stories are published on the Instagram account created for this purpose, and some of them on this webpage as examples.
Make a podcast of your story to share on Spreaker.
Ciclo Básico
Make a comic strip based on this topic. The Comic Strips are published on the Instagram account.
Make comments on others´ pieces of work.
