The book I chose is "Red Riding Hood" Retold and Illustrated by James Marshall.
The story takes place in a forest with a young girl, her grandmother, and a wolf. This folklore story has been passed down for many many years with different versions and illustrations and retold story's aloud. the story is about a young girl whose traveling across the woods to visit her grandmother. On the way she was told not to talk to strangers. Along the path she met the wolf who pretended to be nice and not like a stranger.
The moral of the story is "don't talk to strangers"
One of the social justice elements I would like to use is Awareness raising. This story is used to raise awareness to young children about talking to strangers and the dangers that can happen. Secondly, I want to use Respect for others. Teachers can use this element to teach students that you need to respect others and not lead them in the wrong path. Red Riding Hood put too much trust into a stranger and it had her lead astray. If that wolf had respect it never would have happened. This story is a folklore that was passed down for many generations and continues to make an impact on children today.
I like how you made it clear that what happened to the Red Riding Hood was because she placed too much trust in the wrong kind of people but ALSO it was because the Wolf didn't respect her. Everything is a two-way street, I believe it's very important for children to acknowledge and understand that.
ReplyDeleteI fully agreed with your emphasis on moral of the story, "Don't Talk to Strangers". Trustworthiness is also considered as moral value and virtue.
ReplyDeleteStudents will never know who will walk into their life, they must follow their instinct to be able to earn an unknown person's trustworthiness. This book, Red Riding Hood, is a highly recommended book to inform students how dangerous a stranger can be.