Bellwork 3/26 1) What do people like about the story of Cinderella?

1. Bellwork 3/26 1) What do people like about the story of Cinderella? 2) What wishes does this story express? 3) What fears are present in this story?

2. The features of a Cinderella story: Characters ·a young girl ·a wicked stepmother and jealous stepsisters ·magical characters who help the girl Plot ·the girl lives in poverty yet longs to go to the prince's ball ·magical characters help the girl ·the prince falls in love with the girl, but she runs off and he has to find her ·the girl and the prince live happily ever after

3. Read "Aschenputtel" on pps. 746-755 and answer the following questions: 1) A euphemism is a phrase which a nice way to say something else. "To expire" is a euphemism that means "to die". List any other euphemisms that mean "to die". 2) Why do you think the father almost immediately remarried? 3) Why do you think there is only one name mentioned in the tale? 4) Why do you think Aschenputtel ask for a twig? 5) Why do you think the father called his only daughter the name that the stepsister gave her? 6) Why do you think he does nothing about the way that they treat her? 7) How is this version of Cinderella different from the Disney movie? 8) Why do you think her father chopped down the pigeon house and then the tree? 9) The number three is a common motif in myths, legends, folk tales, etc. List the things that have appeared or happened three times in the story. 10) How would you describe the character of the stepsisters?

4. Do Questions 1-5 and the Reading Check on p. 757 Critical Thinking: Illustrate a scene from "Aschenputtel" and come up with a caption for it.

8. Bellwork 3/27 The year was 1911, and the study of prehistoric man was an exciting new science. In England a man named Charles Dawson was claiming to have discovered the "missing link" between apes and human beings. In a gravel pit on Piltdown Common, he had noticed what looked like fossil bones. Dawson contacted A. Smith Woodward, a scientist, who came out to look at the fossils. He found a jawbone and fragments of a skull. The jaw was like that of an ape, while the skull was like that of a modern human being. Was "Piltdown Man" the missing link? Woodward announced that it was, and the discovery made him and Dawson famous. But other scientists were not so sure. For one thing, the jawbone was that of a young ape, but the back teeth were worn down like those a human being or a much older ape. Had someone filed the teeth down? Piltdown Man remained a mystery until the 1950s, when more accurate methods of dating fossils proved it was fake. Had Dawson been responsible for the fake? Had Woodward? Both of them? By this times both men were long since dead. 2. The fossil was called Piltdown Man after the a) man who discovered it b) place where it was discovered c) man who discovered the fake 1. The fossil was discovered by a) Charles Dawson c) A. Smith Woodward b) Charles Piltdown d) Charles Darwin 3. For many years the fake went undetected because a) there was no accurate way to tell how old it was b) Woodward would not let anybody see it c) the skull was in pieces 4. The jawbone was probably from a) a human being b) an old ape c) a young ape, but with the teeth filed down.

9. Read "Dinorella" on pps. 758-761 and answer the following questions: 1)How do Dora and Doris fit the character type of the "wicked stepsisters"? 2) Why do you think the story has a duke instead of a prince? 3) What do you think the author's purpose was in writing this story? to inform, persuade, or entertain? 4) Why do you think only some of the words are in different type? 5) How is this version of Cinderella different from "Aschenputtel"? 6) How is Duke Dudley search for his beloved the same as the prince's search for Aschenputtel? How is it different? 7) Which version of the story do you like better "Dinorella" or "Aschenputtel"? Why?

10. Questions 1-6 on p. 763 Critical Thinking: Reading Check p. 763

12. 5. Priscilla and Prudence liked to preside over Penelope's performance. Penelope pined to pop into the prince's party, but Priscilla and Prudence prevented her. They proclaimed that she should polish the silverware and pick up everything in the palace. What else could she do? She ran to her room, plopped on the pallet on the floor and pouted. Presently, when the palace was empty, a phenomenal thing happened. A pure pearly pixie poofed into the room. Penelope was petrified, but the pixie pronounced, "Panic not your pretty head for if you please you shall go to the party." "Pardon me pixie, but I possess nothing to put on." "Permit me to pacify the problem,” the pixie said. Promptly her plain rags were replaced with a pleasing pinafore. Posthaste she ran to the palace. Prince Paul picked Penelope from the crowd. He pursued the young princess, because he presumed she could be nothing else. Paul proposed to promenade with Penelope. Penelope pirouetted pleasingly around the room. The people peered at her, but none more than Priscilla and Prudence. The pompous progeny were appalled. Penelope was so pleased that presently the clock produced the present time. Penelope promptly pardoned herself at left for her pad. Priscilla presented herself to the prince, but he pushed her away. At that point Prudence put herself to the test. Paul would have none of it. Plainly he was looking for his lost princess. When all appeared pointless he found a purple pump. Paul pronounced that he would provide a present for the maiden who could wear the shoe. Peasants to princesses appeared, but one after the other they were proved the wrong one. Paul was beginning to feel much pain. Priscilla and Prudence presented themselves to the prince and placed their feet into the pump, neither girl fit it. Every available woman in the province had presented themselves at the palace and none fit the shoe. Paul was put down. Priscilla piped up, "Pardon me prince, but we do have a sister at home." Paul thought this was promising. He pursued the maiden to the domicile. Penelope was found and brought out. She tried on the shoe and you know the rest.

14. Bellwork 3/28 If you were going to retell the Cinderella story from the point of view of a character other than Cinderella, who would it be? Why?

15. Read "Interview" on pp. 764-765 and answer the following questions: 1) Who is the speaker in the poem? 2) How can you tell? 3) According to the speaker what is Cinderella truly like? 4) How is her description of Cinderella different from the descriptions given in "Aschenputtel" and "Dinorella"?

16. . Questions 1-8 on p. 766 Critical Thinking: Write a newspaper story in which you, a member of the press, interviews Cinderella after she marries the prince. You can ask her any questions and have her answer them.

20. Bellwork 3/28 Few people these days will admit that they believe in superstitions. People's awareness of science makes such beliefs seems foolish. But you're probably familiar with a lot of old superstitions, even though you may not believe in them. Have you ever looked for a four-leaf clover? According to an old folk tale, they're supposed to be lucky because Eve took one with her when she and Adam left the Garden of Eden. You've probably also seem people "knock wood" when they express a wish for something. That's because in ancient times people believes that trees were inhabited by powerful spirits. A black cat crossing one's path, of course, is supposed to mean bad luck. In days when people believed in witchcraft, black cats were supposed to harbor spirits that served and protected witches. Some superstitions are so old that it's hard to tell where they came from. The belief that a horseshoe brings good luck is one of these. The horseshoe superstition takes many forms, but it's still found among rural people all over the world. 3. Most people today who "knock wood" for luck a) believe in tree spirits b) believe in witches c) don't know how the practice got started 1. The four-leaf clover is connected with a story about a) spirits b) horses c) Adam and Eve 4. The horseshoe superstition could not have started before people began a) taming horses b) living on farms c) racing horses 2. The belief that a black cat brings bad luck is connected with a) belief in witches b) an old folk take about wood c) spirits in trees

21. Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the three different versions of Cinderella.

22. Critical Thinking: List the different versions of Cinderella that you can, in either stories or movies that you have seen or read.

23. 1. Based on this story, what is the best example of symbolism? a) Cinderella was punished for complaining about the work she had to do b) Cinderella whined and complained about her chores again, as she did before c) Cinderella was happy that she had one night like her step-sisters d) Cinderella became an ungrateful little toad at the end of the story 2. From reading the first paragraph, one can infer that Cinderella is ________ a) fun to be around b) growling like a dog c) difficult to please d) always asking questions 3. How does the author show that Cinderella is hard to please? a) through dialogue and through Cinderella's actions b) through what Cinderella says about herself and through her thoughts c) through Cinderella's actions and through what the author says about Cinderella d) through how the author describes Cinderella and through dialogue Once upon a time, there was a girl named Cinderella who whined and complained all the time. "Why do I always have to do everything? Why can't anyone else ever pick up my dirty clothes?" she growled. No matter what the family did for her, it was never enough. Cinderella's stepmother was tired of hearing the constant griping. She decided to give her stepdaughter something to whine about. She made Cinderella do all the chores in the castle for one week. Furthermore, if Cinderella complained even one more time, she would not be allowed to go to the prince's ball on Saturday. So Cinderella began her chores, biting her lip until it bled to keep herself from complaining. Even with her best efforts, she had complained at least five times before lunch. There would be no ball for this spoiled "princess." Cinderella's stepsisters were much sweeter and kinder than she, and because of their fine manners they received a great deal of attention from others. For that, Cinderella hated them. She tormented them endlessly. On one particularly cruel occasion, Cinderella tried to throw Priscilla's dress into the fireplace—with Priscilla still attached. (The fireplace incident is how she actually got the nickname Cinderella. Her real name was Abigail.) Saturday arrived and, of course, the stepsisters were busy getting ready for the ball. Cinderella had been exceptionally idle the past few days. She had accomplished none of her chores. Therefore, she must do them all while the rest of the family was away at the party. Cinderella felt very sorry for herself for missing a night of dancing with the finest men of the kingdom. "Oh, I wish I had a fairy godmother that could finish all these chores and let me go to the ball," she sobbed. With that, the fairy godmother appeared and saw the distraught "princess." With a wave of the magic wand, well…you know the rest. What you didn't know was that after midnight when Cinderella returned home, she scolded the fairy godmother for improperly hanging her gowns and forgetting to turn down her bed. "Why, you ungrateful little toad," said the fairy godmother. And with another wave of her magic wand, Cinderella became that which she was.

24. Write a new version of the story of Cinderella. Your version can have any setting you wish. You can rename characters. You may change the story line in any way that you need. The story must be at least a page. It is due by April 16.

25. Write a poem in which we hear the story of Cinderella from another character in the story.