Resource 8- Cinderella - web page

Title	Author /Illustrator
Dulac's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color Cinderella	Jeff A. Menges (editor)/ Edmund Dulac/
Publisher	Date of publication
Dover Publications	2004
Overview of text: This is an online version of Cinderella. Whilst the underlying story is the same, there are some new language elements introduced. The pet cat plays an important role in the story, and there is a different beginning to this story, than the traditional tale.
Language features Students will learn about the language of traditional fairy tales, and understand the underlying meanings of same. They will understand that in the fairy tales there is a main character, a problem, a complication and a resolution. The story deviates slightly from traditional short stories about Cinderella and uses the cat as another character in the story. There is the use of adjectives to draw attention to the life that Cinderella has before the prince falls in love with her. The text could be used as a guide to help students learn about narratives and follow the structure so they can write their own.
Other textual features (e.g. format, illustrations) There are illustrations to match the text. The online version is simply one page, so it is easy for young readers to follow.
Audience	Genre
Grade 4 and 5	Fiction- fairy tales- webpage

Title of text Cinderella
Before reading activities	Justification*
1.Access prior knowledge about fairy tales, KWL chart 2.Discuss the types of characters in fairy tales 3.What do we know about Cinderella	1.TP -relate the text to their personal and cultural experiences and knowledge, including their experiences with other texts 2.TA -. understand how a text's structure and features contribute to the way the text portrays ideas or issues 3.TP - relate the text to their personal and cultural experiences and knowledge, including their experiences with other texts
During reading activities	Justification*
1.Discuss how the text differs from our knowledge about Cinderella 2.Will it still have the same conclusion? 3.Write a list of the characters as they occur in the story. Are there any new characters introduced?	1.TA -compare texts on the same topic from different viewpoints 2.TP -relate the text to their personal and cultural experiences and knowledge, including their experiences with other texts 3.TP-relate the text to their personal and cultural experiences and knowledge, including their experiences with other texts
After reading activities	Justification*
1.Make a list of the characters mentioned in the story 2.Write adjectives from the story to describe Cinderellas life before she goes to the ball 3.Make a list of personality traits. Group them according to the character. 4.In small groups explain why Cinderella did not want the prince to know who she was? 5.Re-enact the part of the story where the prince finds the shoe, but cannot find Cinderella.  6.Write a short narrative 7.Sentence writing using appropriate punctuation, grammar and incorporating nouns, adjectives and verbs	1.TP -. relate the text to their personal and cultural experiences and knowledge, including their experiences with other texts 2.TA -talk about what the writer of the text believes 3.TA -talk about what the writer of the text believes 4.TU - interact with others around a text 5.TA -present an alternative position to the one taken in a text 6. TU- understand that these functions influence the way texts are structured 7.TP-understand how the grammatical structures in the text and the punctuation contribute to it's meanings
Questions from Bloom’s (revised) Taxonomy Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating Remembering Name the main characters in the story. When did Cinderella leave the ball? What was used to make Cinderella’s carriage? Understanding Tell what happened when the prince came to Cinderella's house in search of the maiden who would fit the shoe. Write it in your own words Retell three main parts of the story in the order that they happened.  (Paraphrase)  Why were the stepsisters so mean to Cinderella? Explain orally and write Applying Draw a picture of the gown Cinderella wore to the ball. How is Cinderella like another book or movie you know? Analysis Why do you think Cinderella's step-sisters and step-mother treated her as they did? What part of the story made you feel excited? Happy? Sad? What was your favourite part of the story? Act out a section of your favourite part of the story Evaluate Would you have liked to have had Cinderella for a sister?  Explain why or why not. Was Cinderella right to deceive the Prince about her true identity? Create How would the story have ended if the slipper had fit one of Cinderella's step-sisters? Rewrite the story with a nice stepmother