The Egyptian
Cinderella, by Shirley Climo
Author: Shirley Climo
Illustrator: Ruth Heller
Grades: K-3
ISBN: 978-0064432795
Lexile Level: AD620L
Climo, Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella. Harper Collins
Publishers, 1992
Activity: Students of 3rd grade will read both the original Cinderella
by Charles Perrault and the Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo. Make sure to
mention the fact (read author’s note) that Egyptian Cinderella is based on a
true story. Students will be asked to write a short paragraph about how they
feel about each of the stories and why they liked this or that one better. They
will then be given a sheet that has a Venn diagram. They will put the
differences of each story on each side of the diagram and similarities in the
middle of it. At the end, the students can have some fun telling the story, by
coming to the front of the room, pulling an object from the bag that the
teacher holds and telling how would that object come into play in the story.
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Goal: Students will pick out differences and similarities between stories of like
character
Objective:
·
Students
will make sure to point at least three differences and similarities between the
two stories Cinderella by Charles
Perrault and the Egyptian Cinderella by
Shirley Climo (C)
·
Using
their findings, the students will create a Venn diagram, comparing the two
stories(C)
·
Students
will write their personal comments on both stories in a form of a short
paragraph telling which story was their favorite and why (A)
·
Students
will draw an object from the bag and tell how that object connects with either
one of the stories (P)
Materials: paper bag, small black cube, mouse, lizard, pumpkin, clock,
picture of a river, keychain red slipper, a picture of a falcon or a toy bird,
etc.
Outcome: Students will learn one way of comparing two stories.
Nonfiction Alignment 1
National Geographic
Kids Everything Ancient Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and
Fun, by Crispin Boyer
Boyer, Crispin. National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient
Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and Fun. National Geographic Children's Books. 2012
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Level:1100L
ISBN: 978-1426308406
Rationale: Since our fairy tale book is
based on true story, we will want to find out how much of it is actually true. So this nonfiction book has a plethora of
information on Egyptian culture, history, life style, writing and who is not
interested in mummies and pyramids! This book would be a great resource to find
out how people lived back then, how they treated each other and their slaves
and what were the rules for pharaohs and common folks. This book will be a
great addition to our Egyptian Cinderella story and bring light to the
situations we were wondering about while reading the fairy tale: Is this how
they really dress? Why is the Nile so important? And could slaves live better
than servants? And is it true that there was a pharaoh actually named Amasis? Plus,
there are many activities inside the book for further exploration and fun.
Nonfiction Alignment 2
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient
Egypt, by Gail Gibbons
Gibbons, Gail. Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient Egypt. Little Brown Books for Young Readers. 2004.
Lexile Level: 860
Grade Level: k-1
ISBN: 978-0316309288
Rationale:This book is a nice and easy read with a language that is understandable to a kindergarten student. But kids love to read it all the way to third grade. This book would be great for the struggling third grader, who can still pick up a nonfiction book and actually understand it. The point is the same: answer any lingering questions that the fairy tale caused about Egyptian life style and habits.
Nonfiction Alignment 3
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals (National Geographic Kids)
Napoli Jo, Donna. Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals (National Geographic Kids) National Geographic Children’s Books, 2013
Lexile Level: 860L
Grades: 3-7
ISBN: 978-1426313806
Rationale: Students will check on the information
about Egypt’s Gods, particularly the ones mentioned in Egyptian Cinderella: their
main God Ra and the falcon that seemed very significant in the story. Who is
Horus?
Nonfiction Alignment 4
100 Facts on Ancient Egypt, by Jane Walker
Walker, Jane
100 Facts on Ancient Egypt. Miles
Kelly Publishing. 2010.
Grade: 1-3
ISBN: 1842367595
Rationale: This book if for those who do
not have time or too lazy sometimes to find the information they are looking
for in a big book. This book is set very simply by answering specific questions
and giving responses that are a fact. This will help satisfy some of that
curiosity that will arise from the fairy tale and will hopefully spark more
interest to dig deeper.
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