Sunday, December 17, 2017

Cinderella or, The little glass slipper: a free translation from the French of Charles Perrault translated and illustrated by: Marcia Brown



Would you like your students to explore an alternate version of the classic tale of Cinderella? Try this book…

Are you interested in your students reading the classic tale of Cinderella?

Try this Caldecott Award Winning Book in 1955.This text is written and illustrated by Marcia Brown. The text possesses colorful illustrations.

This text is a translation of Charles Perrault’s French version of this tale, which is geared towards elementary school students.

Title: Cinderella

Author & Illustrator: Marcia Brown

Publisher & Date of Publication: 
New York: Scribner, 1954 

Lexile Level: 1000L

Recommended for:
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     Ages: 5-8
 Grades: Kindergarten to 3rd Grade

Award: Caldecott Medal Award, 1955



Learning Activity:

A brief introduction will occur to explain the structure of the classes within society and the influence of royalty. This brief lesson before reading the text will allow understanding the context of the tale.
                       
Students read the book and explain their observations on the differences between this tale and the text title Cinderella by Charles Perrault, translated & illustrated by Diane Goode, in order to understand the different interpretations of tales/folktales.
           
Students will work in groups to discuss and identify the basic story elements of this text and compare their thoughts on how the take is portrayed. Then, students write a their own story about Cinderella and will add elements to the story that they think will enhance the moral of the story or focus on scenes they believe are important. Students will share their stories through class story read aloud.  Students will be assessed through a rubric.

Learning Standard

“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.” (New York State P-12 CCLS-ELA; Reading Standards for Literature; Grade 3).

Learning Goal
         
Students will identify the moral within the tale of Cinderella and identify similarities and compare two interpretations of the tale from the texts titled Cinderella written and illustrated by Marcia Brown and Cinderella by Charles Perrault, translated & illustrated by Diane Goode.

Learning Objectives

Students write a their own story to demonstrate their portrayal of the tale of Cinderella. (Cognitive)

Students will add elements that they believe is important to the story and will enhance the moral of the story or provide emphasis on scenes they believe are important. (Affective)

Learning Domain: Cognitive and Affective

Learning Outcome

Students will retell a tale through the identification of understanding the different interpretations of tales/folktales, in order to identify the moral and key elements of the tale of Cinderella.

References

Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper: a free translation from the French of Charles Perrault. (2017, October 23). Retrieved November 14, 2017, from http://www.worldcat.org/title/cinderella-or-the-little-glass-slipper-a-free-translation-from-the-french-of-charles-perrault/oclc/47734942

Mid-Hudson Library System -- Cinderella ; or, The little glass slipper / a free translation from the French of Charles Perrault, with pictures by Marcia Brown

   Mid-Hudson Library System -- Cinderella / by Charles Perrault ; translated & illustrated by Diane Goode. (2017). Search.midhudsonlibraries.org. Retrieved 13 November 2017, from http://search.midhudsonlibraries.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1627115__SCinderella%20by%20Charles%20Perrault%2C%20translated%20%26%20illustrated%20by%20Diane%20Goode__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2017, from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy

     Perrault, C., & Goode, D. (1988). Cinderella (p. 40). Knopf.

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