Performance of Children's Literature Spring 2025

The Little Mermaid

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Jada Williams
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Summary

Enjoy one of my favorite Disney movies. I tried to create the story with a little twist from the lenses of Ariel herself. I wanted to give off a comedic, diary, story telling version with some “ musical” in the scenes where Ariel gives her voice to Ursula. I tried to give as much imagery as I can and tell the story within the 5 minute max. I hope you enjoyed watching as much as I found this fun to make. My audience is young adults and older adults as I tried to incorporate trends from TikTok as well.

-Jada Williams

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8 responses to “The Little Mermaid”

  1. Denise Warren Avatar
    Denise Warren

    Hi Jada! I absolutely love your presentation. Your adaptation of the little mermaid was very unique, entertaining, and creative. It is definitely a modern take on this fairy tale and should be received well by your target audience. You seemed very comfortable telling and acting out your version of this tale. You engaged the audience by maintaining eye-contact and seemed to have really enjoyed creating this version and telling it. I enjoyed it. Absolutely love the attitude and the father’s Jamaican accent. Great job Jada!!

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  2. Jacklyn Serrano Avatar
    Jacklyn Serrano

    I loved this. Your voice is amazing. You did a great job making it entertaining for your audience.

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  3. Aleksandra A Grala Avatar
    Aleksandra A Grala

    Hello Jada. Your reading made the fairy tale so engaging! I could really feel the excitement of the characters with the way you read.

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  4. Amy Merino Avatar
    Amy Merino

    I loved this presentation you had me cracking up!

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  5. Kajol Victoria Singh Avatar
    Kajol Victoria Singh

    Jada, your telling is humorous and I agree with Aleksandra about the excitement you have while reading.

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  6. Sophia Awad Avatar
    Sophia Awad

    Amazing!!! Jada I truly enjoyed this! Your manner of reading made it obvious that you enjoyed reading it as well as making it enjoyable for us too! You were quite the performer and gave us the emotions that would be conveyed through a performance of the story. Very great job!

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  7. Layla Ettu Avatar
    Layla Ettu

    Hey Jada watching your video made me feel like I was watching a play! The way you stayed off the story grabbed my attention and kept my attention the whole entire time. You remind me so much of Halle Bailey in the live version of the Little Mermaid. You made it a funny story and I found that very cool, good job!

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  8. Aliviya Iskhakova Avatar
    Aliviya Iskhakova

    You are such a wonderful performer and I was shocked by how amazing your voice was! You were so creative with this assignment and incorporated so many different elements of the story so well while modernizing it. You were so animated and energetic all throughout. Great work Jada!

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