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Cinderella Around the World

Lesson 21

ELA

Unit 1

2nd Grade

Lesson 21 of 22

The following assessments accompany Unit 1. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments and Assessments Accommodations & Modifications Teacher Tools.

Content Assessment

The Content Assessment measures students' understanding of the unit's content knowledge and vocabulary. It should serve as the primary assessment for the unit.

Cold Read Assessment

The Cold Read Assessment tests students' ability to comprehend a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer standards-based questions. The Cold Read Assessment can be given in addition to the Content Assessment as a pulse point for what students can read and analyze independently, a skill often required for standardized testing.

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Lesson 22

Lesson Map

Identify culture and the ways that cultures can be similar or different by identifying key details in a text Read Aloud.

What is Culture? — pp. 4–21 and pp. 26–27

Standards

RI.2.1

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.

Cinderella pp. 1–14

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.1RL.2.3

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

Cinderella — pp. 15–end

Standards

RL.2.1RL.2.3

Describe the setting of Cinderella and how it influences what characters do by identifying and describing key details from the text and illustrations that describe setting.

Cinderella: An Islamic Tale pp. 1–20

Standards

RL.2.3RL.2.7

Explain how the queen knows that Cinderella has good character, and what else Zahra does to show her good character by using the text and illustrations to describe characters and how they respond to events.

Cinderella: An Islamic Tale pp. 20–40

Standards

L.2.4RL.2.3RL.2.7

Produce complete simple sentences orally and in writing.

Sentence Cards (G2, U1, L6)

Standards

L.2.1.f

Describe why Cendrillon says, "You gave me this night. It is enough," (p. 32) by analyzing details in a text to draw conclusions about characters' actions and motivations.

Cendrillon

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.3RL.2.7

Compare and contrast two versions of Cinderella by describing how the setting impacts the characters and plot of a story.

Cendrillon
Cinderella
Cinderella: An Islamic Tale

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.3RL.2.5RL.2.9SL.2.1SL.2.2SL.2.6

Describe Yeh-Shen's relationship with the fish and why it is important by analyzing details in a text to draw conclusions about characters' actions and motivations.

Yeh-Shen pp. 1–15

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3RL.2.7

Describe why the king does not allow Yeh-Shen to bring her stepmother and stepsister to the palace after they are married by analyzing details in a text to draw conclusions about characters' actions and motivations.

Yeh-Shen — pp. 17–end

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3RL.2.7

Explain the role of the falcon and how it makes this version of Cinderella different from others by analyzing details in a text to draw conclusions about characters' actions and motivations.

The Egyptian Cinderella

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3RL.2.7RL.2.9

Discussion & Writing

Compare and contrast two versions of Cinderella by describing how the setting impacts the characters and plot of a story and analyzing the different lessons learned.

Yeh-Shen
The Egyptian Cinderella

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.3RL.2.5RL.2.9SL.2.6

4 days

Write a modern-day Cinderella story that is set in your community.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a detailed setting using the five senses.

Visual of Your Community Example (G2, U1, L13)
5 Senses Graphic Organizer Example (G2, U1, L13)
5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Mentor Text (G2, U1, L13)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 2 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm details that include the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Mentor Text (G2, U1, L13)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Example (G2, U1, L13)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 3 - Drafting

Draft the sequence of events in a Cinderella story using temporal words to show event order.

Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer
Sequence of Events Example - Without Temporal Words (G2, U1, L13)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 4 - Revision/Editing

Revise a Cinderella story to include temporal words to signal event order.

Sequence of Events Example - With Temporal Words (G2, U1, L13)
Sequence of Events Example - Without Temporal Words (G2, U1, L13)
Example for Revision (G2, U1, L13)

Standards

W.2.3W.2.5

Describe Nyasha and how her character is different from Manyara by analyzing details that describe character traits and motivations.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.3RL.2.7

Analyze how the author uses character traits to demonstrate the lesson or moral of the story by analyzing details that describe character traits and the lesson.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3RL.2.9

Describe Blanche and how her character is different from her mother and sister by analyzing details that describe character traits and motivations.

The Talking Eggs

Standards

L.2.6RL.2.3RL.2.7

Analyze how the author uses character traits to demonstrate the lesson or moral of the story by analyzing details that describe character traits and the lesson.

The Talking Eggs

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3

Describe the Rough-Face Girl and how her character is different from the two older sisters by analyzing details that describe character traits and motivations.

The Rough-Face Girl

Standards

RL.2.3RL.2.7

Analyze how the author uses character traits to demonstrate the lesson or moral of the story by analyzing details that describe character traits and the lesson.

The Rough-Face Girl

Standards

RL.2.2RL.2.3RL.2.9

Debate and analyze what lessons we can learn from the characters in traditional fairy tales and folktales and how these lessons translate to our lives by citing evidence from the entire unit to support an idea.

Social Justice Standards

Standards

L.2.3L.2.3.aL.2.6RL.2.9SL.2.1SL.2.2SL.2.6

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

4 days

Write a Cinderella story that explains what happens if the stepmother and stepsisters have different character traits.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm detailed descriptions of the major characters by including character words and actions.

Mentor Text (G2, U1, L22)
Character Planning Brainstorm (G2, U1, L22)
Character Planning Brainstorm Example (G2, U1, L22)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 2 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm details that include the beginning, middle, and end of a story using a graphic organizer.

Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Example (G2, U1, L22)
Character Planning Brainstorm (G2, U1, L22) — (from Day 1)
5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — (if needed)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 3- Drafting

Draft the sequence of events in a Cinderella story using temporal words to show event order.

Narrative Writing Brainstorm Example (G2, U1, L22)

Standards

W.2.3

Day 4 - Revision & Editing

Revise a Cinderella story to include detailed descriptions of major characters.

Character Planning Brainstorm (G2, U1, L22) — completed

Standards

W.2.3W.2.5

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