lesson 6: cinderella stories around the world

Stories Around the World -> 6: Cinderella Stories Around the World

Lesson 6: Cinderella Stories Around the World

Getting Started

? Big Ideas

How does literature reflect its culture?l

How do different types of stories communicate ideas and entertain readers?l

How are the characters, setting, and theme important in helping us understand a story and even a culture?l

What can we learn from reading stories from different cultures?l

Facts and Definitions&

Fairy tales are a type of folktale.l

Countries all over the world have Cinderella stories.l

8 Skills

Locate places on a map (SS)l

Analyze characters including their traits, feelings, relationships, and changes (LA)l

Identify the importance of setting to the meaning of a story (LA)l

Compare experiences of characters across cultures (LA)l

Use words that describe characters, settings, actions, and events in simple texts (LA)l

Read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry (LA)l

Identify similarities and differences across texts, such as topics, characters, and problems (LA)l

Connect ideas and themes across text (LA)l

Retell folktales and legends (LA)l

Compare and contrast geographic features of places among communities (SS)l

" Materials

"Cinderella Elements Chart ()"

"Cinderella Elements Chart (Page 2)"

"Comparing Stories and Cultures"

"Setting (Page 1)"

"Setting (Page 2)"

"If the Shoe Fits"

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The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley ClimoPThe Irish Cinderlad by Shirley ClimoPYeh-Shen by Ai-Ling LouiePcrayons, colored pencils, or markersPDisney's CinderellaPmap of AfricaPmap of EuropePrulerPscissorsPspelling journalPtape or glueP

Introduction

Tell your child that a fairy tale is a type of folktale. Ask if he has ever heard a fairy tale. If so, ask him to retell what he remembers about the story. Fairy tales often involve magical creatures, princesses, princes, and even witches. Usually a fairy tale has a main character that is good and an evil character that does bad things.

Reread Yeh-Shen. If your child has not drawn the connection between Yeh-Shen and Cinderella, ask if he knows another character from a book or movie who lost a shoe and who had a mean stepmother. Tell your child that many cultures in the world have a Cinderella-type story, and all of the stories are different because they come from different cultures. Yeh-Shen is the oldest Cinderella story in the world.

Activities

Activity 1: Cinderella Elements Chart

The "Cinderella Elements Chart" page lists three Cinderella stories that your child will read over the next two days. Review the concept that elements of a story are like ingredients that are combined to make a cake. The elements of a Cinderella story are the parts that are found in most Cinderella stories around the world. Review the following elements of Cinderella stories:

Hero or heroine: This is the good person in the story who is treated unfairly.l

Magic help: The hero or heroine is helped by magic, often in the form of an animal.l

Villians/villianesses: This is the person or people in the story who treat the hero/heroine poorly.l

Proof of identity: The hero or heroine has to prove who he or she is in some way (for example, the glass slipper fits).

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Royalty: These are the kings, princesses, rich merchants, or princes who find the hero/heroine in the end.l

Happily ever after: The hero or heroine weds the royalty and lives happily ever after.l

Let your child complete the chart, filling in the elements for Yeh-Shen. After you share each story with your child, he will identify the specific elements. Tell him to listen to the stories and use the pictures to help him identify each element. Once the chart is complete, ask him to look for similarities and differences among the stories.

Activity 2: The Egyptian Cinderella

Show The Egyptian Cinderella book to your child. Look through the pages in the book and ask him what continent he thinks the story may have come from. Ask him to locate Egypt on a map of Africa and tell him that this fairy tale originated in this country. Explain to your child that long ago, Egypt was one of the most important and advanced countries in the world. Read the story to your child and ask the following questions:

Who is the main character?l

Describe her at the beginning of the story.l

How is Rhodopis different from the other girls in the story?l

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What did you learn about the culture in Egypt by reading the story and looking at the pictures?l

Did you enjoy this story or Yeh-Shen more? Why?l

Activity 3: Folktales and Culture

Ask your child to look back at the "Folktales and Culture" sheet from the previous lesson. Review the information he recorded about Yeh-Shen and the Chinese culture and reread the story. Encourage your child to fill in the information about the Egyptian culture from The Egyptian Cinderella. Provide assistance as needed.

Activity 4: Cinderella Elements Chart

Now your child can fill in the second column on the "Cinderella Elements Chart."

Activity 5: Comparing Stories and Cultures

On the "Comparing Stories and Cultures" page is a Venn diagram where your child can compare The Egyptian Cinderella to Yeh-Shen. Tell him to write as many similarities and differences as he can think of for the two books.

Activity 6: The Irish Cinderlad

Show your child a map of Europe and point out the country of Ireland. Tell your child that you are going to read a fairy tale from Ireland. There is one big difference between this story, The Egyptian Cinderella, and Yeh-Shen, but don't tell him what it is. (The main character is a boy, not a girl.) Tell him to listen carefully, and when he hears something that is very different, ask him to share it with you. When you finish the story, tell your child that "lad" (in the name "Cinderlad") means "boy," and the name "Beacon" is Irish for "Little One." Also ask him the following questions:

How do Cinderlad's sisters treat him at the beginning of the story?l

What magical creature helps Cinderlad?l

What does the bull give to Cinderlad?l

Who does Cinderlad have to rescue? How does he do it?l

Which Cinderella story did you enjoy most? Why?l

Ask him to draw the beginning, middle, and end of the story on a blank piece of paper. Now he can complete the "Cinderella Elements" chart by adding the information from The Irish Cinderlad to the last column.

Activity 7: Setting

Ask your child to look through the pictures of the three Cinderella stories and describe the setting of each story. Then ask him to draw the setting in the three boxes on the "Setting" sheet. Next, ask him to cut out the boxes containing the animals, homes, and characters that were found in each book and paste them in the correct setting.

Activity 8: Spelling

In your child's spelling journal, encourage him to write the following words three times each, and then ask him to describe the meaning of each word.

Spelling Words

theme setting plotcharacter

tale story

Activity 9: If the Shoe Fits

On the page, "If the Shoe Fits," your child will find feet on the top half of the page and shoes on the bottom half. Give him a ruler and ask him to measure each shoe and slipper. Then have him cut out each shoe and glue it to the foot on which it



fits. When he has matched each foot and slipper, he can color the slippers.

Wrapping Up

Ask your child to explain the plot (events) of a Cinderella story. Explain to your child that similar events occur in some fairy tales, but that a culture will change the names of the characters, the setting, and the details of the story.

Life Application

Watch Disney's Cinderella with your child or read a book based on the movie. Talk about the differences between Disney's version of Cinderella and the other books you have shared with your child.


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