Cinderella Stories From Around the World
Summary:
Several examples of Cinderella stories are read to students as they fill out comparison charts electronically. Students are to then search using the Internet to find three more versions of Cinderella from three different countries. To complete the project, in groups of six, students will collectively brainstorm their own version of a Cinderella story. They will film it each taking on a different character and having equal opportunity to run the video recorder. They will then edit it and sync music if they wish.
Main Curriculum Tie:
Language Arts - 5th Grade
Standard 7 Objective 2
Apply strategies to comprehend text.
Materials:
- Several Cinderella storybooks from different cultures and time periods (See list of titles and authors below in the bibliography.)
- One Compare / Contrast chart (pdf) for each student for each Cinderella storybook.
- Video Recorders for each group.
- Computers with movie editing programs.
Attachments
· Cinderella_compare_contrast.pdf
Background For Teachers:
- Collect Cinderella stories (See the list of the suggested stories in the bibliography.)
- Understand what makes a fairy tale
Student Prior Knowledge:
Students will understand what a fairy tale is.
Instructional Procedures:
- With an electronic copy, provide each student with a comparison chart for each version of Cinderella stories that you are going to read. Show students how to fill out comparison charts on the computer.
- Read a different Cinderella story to the class each day.
- As you read each story, have students complete the comparison charts.
- Discussion: orally compare and contrast the stories.
- Show students how to use reliable search engines to find three more Cinderella stories each from a different country.
- Students should electronically fill out comparison charts for the stories they found.
- Place the class into groups of six. The group will type a Cinderella story of their own. They will decide on a setting and finalize their script.
- Each group member will take on a character in the story. They will practice acting it out and then record it using a video recorder. Each student will have a turn taping.
- Then they will edit it using computer programs and sync music if they wish.
- The class will watch the tapings together in class.
Extensions:
Personal stories can be illustrated and shared with other grade levels, parents or peers. A reader's theatre could be organized as well.
Assessment Plan:
Each student will write their own version of Cinderella including all elements of a fairy tale.
Bibliography:
Here are some of the many Cinderella stories you may want to use for this lesson:
- Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
- The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin
- The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition by Nina Jaffe
- The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox
- Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn
- The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story by Penny Pollock
- The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
- Fair, Brown & Trembling : An Irish Cinderella Story by Jude Daly
- Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn
- Estrellita de oro / Little Gold Star: A Cinderella Cuento by Joe Hayes
- Sootface by Robert D. San Souci
- Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
- The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo
- Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
- Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell Reinhart Coburn
- Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman
- Smoky Mountain Rose by Alan Schroeder
- The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story by Judy Sierra
- The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
- The Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legend by Darrell H. Y. Lum
- Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale by Robert D. San Souci
- Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer
- Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. De LA Paz
- Chinye: A West African Folk Tale by Obi Onyefulu
Author:
JOANNE BURTON
PAULA JENKINS
MICHELLE RODERICK
Created Date :
Aug 01 2005 18:18 PM
Date Edited:
Oct 05 2009
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