Grade/Subject: Title: Teacher(s): Summary of the Unit:

2nd grade/ Reading Cinderella vs. Cinderellas Rat Ivey Manwaring Read, listen, compare and contrast, genre

Standards
ELA 2R4 a. b. . . i l Identifies and infers main idea and supporting details. Recognizes plot, setting, and character within text, and compares and contrasts these elements among texts. Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure. Makes predictions from text content.

Understandings:
Students will understand or know how to (goals) The students will be able to compare and contrast two different versions of Cinderella. The students will be able to use a Venn diagram to make comparisons. The students will be able to make predictions about a story. Locate books using the online library catalog.

Essential Questions:
Unit concepts that reside at the heart of the subject. What are the similarities of the stories? What are the differences in the two stories? What are the plots, set, and characters of the stories? How many Cinderella stories does the media center have?

Student Objectives:
Students will be able to

Understand that there are similarities as well as differences between cultures. See that literature, reading, and the passing down of stories is common to all peoples. Construct a Venn diagram to help them compare and contrast the stories; identify qualities of the stories and their characters that are both similar and unique. Create a list of books by searching the online catalog.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence Performance Tasks:

Listen to the different Cinderella books from different cultures. Students will learn some new

Other Evidence:
The students, as a class, will complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the

terms from the Native American culture. Students (as a class) will be able to compare and contrast the two stories using a Venn Diagram Students will be able to pick out the elements of a story. Students will be able to search the online library catalog.

two stories. The students, as a class, will pick out the elements of a story. They will complete a short homework assignment searching the online catalog to locate and write down the many different Cinderella books that the media center has.

Stage 3 Learning Plan Learning Activities:

Introduction: As the class comes in, I will engage them by having the lesson objectives displayed on the SmartBoard. Once settled, I will ask the students, Who has heard of the story Cinderella? Explain to students that the class will be listening to two books today. One is Cinderella, a famous fairytale that is known throughout America. The other is The Rough-Face Girl, which is a legend from the Eastern Woodland tribes. Body: Ask students, What is a fairytale? Show definition slide on SmartBoard Read Stories: Read aloud The Rough-Face Girl. After reading, ask students what they learned from the story about the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians. Ask them to define terms such as wigwam and buckskin. Then read the classic tale of Cinderella. Ask students to look for things that the story of Cinderella has in common with The Rough-Face Girl. Comparing Stories: Show Venn Diagram slide on SmartBoard. Inform students about comparing and contrasting. Inform students that similarities of the two stories go in the section where the two circles overlap. Ask student to come up and identify one thing that was different between the stories. Ask student to come up and identify one thing that the stories Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl have in common. Then alternate back and forth until there are about 5 or 6 similarities and differences. Elements of a story: I will call on students to come to the SmartBoard and fill out the Elements of a Story slide. Closing: Review with students about compare and contrasting. Present challenge: Show the students how to get to the media center online catalog. Challenge them to search the catalog and find as many Cinderella stories as they can.

Materials and Resources:

SmartBoard Smart Notebook

http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/fairytales/a/cinderella.htm (idea for lesson) http://students.uwsp.edu/kbehn913/soeportfolio/artifacts/IRES%20331/Cinderella%20UBD.pdf ( I used this lesson plan as a guide as to what direction I wanted to go in) http://www.wordcentral.com/cgi-bin/student?book=Student&va=fairy%20tale (definition for fairy tale) http://ses.tcitys.org (school website to show how easy to get to online catalog)
Bell, A. (1999). Cinderella. New York: North-South Books. Martin, R. (1992). The Rough-Face Girl. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Rubric for Performance-Based Assessment

RUBRIC FOR THE PERFORMANCE TASK List Criterion Participating in our overall group work Beginning 0-3 points Developing 4-6 points Accomplished 7-8 points Exemplary 9-10 points Score