Cinderella Around the World

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 1

2nd Grade

Lesson 2 of 23

Objective


Describe Cinderella, her stepmother, and her stepsisters, and how they act toward people who treat them poorly by describing characters and how they respond to events.

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Describe Cinderella, her stepmother, and her stepsisters.

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Key Questions


  • How did the stepmother treat Cinderella? Why did she treat her this way?

  • Why does "the poor girl put up with everything"? What does this show us about Cinderella?

  • Fluency: When I read aloud, I read fluently. I am going to read pages 6–7 and I want you to notice the way I read. How does it help you better understand the story?

  • How does Cinderella help her stepsisters get ready for the ball? How do they treat her in return? Why?

  • How did Cinderella feel after her stepsisters left? How do you know?

  • How does the fairy godmother help Cinderella?

  • What advice does the fairy godmother give Cinderella? Why?

Vocabulary


fairy tale

n.

a story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world. Always includes royalty (king, queen, prince, or princess)!

temper

n.

an angry mood

admire

v.

to look at in a pleased (but unjustified) way

pleased

v.

happy about something that happened

Notes


  • This is the first interaction with Cinderella. The focus of this day is making sure that students know and can retell the classic version of the story. It is also important that students start to develop a deep understanding of the characters and their traits so they can compare and contrast in later lessons. We recommend using several anchor charts throughout the unit to capture students' emerging content knowledge:
    • Fairy tale characteristics anchor chart that lists the traits of a fairy tale.
    • Fairy tale lessons anchor chart where you capture the lessons learned at the end of each Cinderella story.
    • Character traits anchor chart to build as students use and learn more adjectives to describe characters.

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
  • RL.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Supporting Standards

RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2

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Describe what happens at the ball and how it changes Cinderella and the stepsisters’ lives by describing characters and how they respond to events.

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