Tracy

=**Unit:** Cinderella Tales Around the World - **Lesson:** Writing a Cinderella Story=

The following lesson is to be used as the last lesson in a unit on Cinderella Tales Around the World. This unit can occur anytime throughout the year during the Grade 5 unit whenever fairy tales and folklore are taught. The lesson will last about 4 class periods with the first day having students identifying information they will use, the second day having students create a storyboard, the third day having students create their presentations, and the fourth day having the students present.

Formative Assessment: The Storyboard Summative Assessment: The creation of their own story · Day 1: Students will identify information to be used in project; Students will meet their groups; · Day 2: Students will create their storyboard (formative assessment) · Day 3: Students will create their presentations using technology (summative assessment) · Day 4: Students will present their projects to their classmates
 * Lesson:** Writing a Cinderella Story – Last lesson in Unit
 * Grade:** 5
 * Time**: 3-4 (30 minute) lessons

The Complete Lesson Plan can be found here: [[file:Lesson Plan Template Papinchock.docx]]
=Lesson Objective= Given a storyboard, a computer program, other Cinderella stories and information from the unit, students will be able to create an illustrated story using technology and present the story in front of the class.

=**Prior Knowledge**= = = Students are familiar with other international Cinderella stories around the world, students are familiar with the different cultures that the stories come from, and students are familiar with the different story elements.

=Brief Overview of Lesson=
 * 1) Students will work with a partner to create their own Cinderella stories using the following criteria:
 * choose character names
 * pick a location based on the cultures that were studied
 * choose a character trait identified in a previous lesson that they want to include
 * include elements of either the traditional fairy tale or the modern fairy tale
 * orphaned
 * item left behind
 * magnificent ball or meeting
 * magical intervention
 * 1) Students will first create a "storyboard" layout of their story.
 * 2) After "storyboards" are approved, students will use the appropriate technology (Power Point; Photostory; other) to create their stories!

=**Extension Activities**=
 * Have students display their stories for the school to read
 * Allow students / w proper permissions to publish their stories on a fan-fiction website



=Resources=

The following are websites that contain access to graphic organizers of many types including storyboards.
 * Storyboard – Graphic Organizer**
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The following are a few examples that can be used as examples of Cinderella stories around the world:
 * Stories / Books**
 * //Cendrillon// by Robert D. San Souci
 * //The Irish Cinderlad// by Shirley Climo
 * //A Mexican Cinderella Story: Adelita// by Tomie de Paola
 * //Glass Slipper Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella//, by Paul Fleischman
 * [|Edsitement] – Lesson Plans – a website devoted to teaching Cinderella, includes a create your own Cinderella section.
 * visit our home page to see other examples of Cinderella stories

Use the following search terms to assist you in locating more books related to Cinderella.
 * Library Search Terms**
 * Cinderella
 * Folklore
 * Fairy Tales
 * International


 * Samples & Templates**
 * Sample Story Template – Click on this link for a Power Point Template of creating a student fairy tale
 * [|Fractured Fairy Tales] – Click on “Tara” for a student example of a Cinderella story
 * “The Invisible Warrior”- [] - Student Example of a Power Point. [[file:invisiblewarrior - Student Example.ppt]]

=Grading Rubric for Summative Assessment=



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