Elena and the Secret of Avalor Essay

Question

 Choose from one of the following two options:

- Watch a movie whose primary audience is between early to middle childhood. 

- Read a book (this includes picture books) aimed somewhere between early to middle childhood. [Public libraries will have lots of options, and they are short enough to read/ take notes on without having to check them out of the library if desired. -- the option to use the public library may not be available due to the pandemic.]

For either option:

Summarize the movie/ book- tell me what happened (stick to the highlights & necessary information only; keep it succinct!) If it’s a picture book, briefly describe the artwork as well.

What area(s) of gender development are related most to the content of this film/ book? How was the depiction of the milestone/ theory accurate? If it was inaccurate, how so?

What messages or ideas about development and/ or human behavior does the movie/ book send? Do you think these messages are intentional or not?

How did learning about the relevant topic in class help you understand the show/ book differently than you might have before taking the class?

Students should integrate their answers to the above questions into their essays, they should not answer them in bulleted format.