What is the overall story of this ballet? (When you look up the history behind this ballet, remember to record the sources you use so that you can cite them later.)
Who are the major characters?
What two moments seem to be the most important in terms of how gender politics are presented?
What are the movement qualities in these scenes? (Body part, verb, adverb may help.)
What was interesting or strange as you watched this video regarding how gender is presented?
Question prompts for developing your thesis
How are the issues about gender represented in Giselle? Do you think this ballet challenges the ideas in the readings? Do you think the ballet reproduces the ideas in the readings? Why? You must come to a consensus on one position to argue.
