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Illness and Disability in Children’s Literature
The United States has always been a terrible place to be sick and disabled. Ableism is baked into our myths of bootstrapping and self-reliance, in which health is virtue and illness is degeneracy. Madeline Miller Illness, disability and disfigurement has a problematic history in children’s literature. What are the main problems, today and in the […]
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Joy Story Short Film Storytelling Technique
Joy Story is the perfect short film to teach kids story structure, focusing on character empathy and anagnorisis. This story is also interesting in the way it handles gender. Story Structure Of Joy Story SHORTCOMING This story has a clear main character — the dog. I guess the dog’s name is Joy. Which in the […]
