1. “Cinderella” + questioning
Tuesday, 9-5 through Wednesday, 9-6

2. Warm up
Use at least one SAT vocabulary word to write about the Cinderella story that you know.

3. “Cinderella” Agenda Read Grimms’ “Cinderella” and practice annotation
Brief, written personal reflection of story
Discuss levels of questioning
Create and write personal questions
Answer classmates’ questions

4. Not your mom’s “Cinderella”

5. How will we annotate? As we read, we will pause and think about:
Things that make us question
Things that are different from what we knew or are interesting
Questions will have a ?
New/Interesting things will have a !

6. Annotation expectations
All will annotate
You will talk about the section with a shoulder partner
Be prepared to share with the class

7. “They took away her pretty dresses, and put on her an old gray kirtle, and gave her wooden shoes to wear”

8. “she had no bed to lie on, but was obliged to rest on the hearth among the cinders. And because she always looked dusty and dirty, …they named her Cinderella”

9. Pause! Let’s annotate
Working with your shoulder partner, mark on your page where:
Things that make you question
“Why did this happen?”
“I don’t understand why…”
Things that are different from what you know or are interesting
“This is different than…”
“That is so weird. But kind of cool.”

10. “Then the maiden went to the back-door…and called out, “O gentle doves, O turtle-doves, And all the birds that be,…Come and pick up for me!”

11. “…Cinderella went to her mother’s grave,…and cried, ‘Little tree, little tree, shake over me, That silver and gold may come down and cover me.’ Then the bird threw down a dress of gold and silver, and a pair of slippers embroidered with silk and silver…she put on the dress and went to the festival.”

12. Pause! Let’s annotate
Working with your shoulder partner, mark on your page where:
Things that make you question
“Why did this happen?”
“I don’t understand why…”
Things that are different from what you know or are interesting
“This is different than…”
“That is so weird. But kind of cool.”

13. “And when she appeared in this dress at the feast nobody knew what to say for wonderment. The Prince danced with her alone, and if any one else asked her he answered, ‘She is my partner.’”

14. “…Cinderella wanted to go home, and…she ran past [the prince] so quickly that he could not follow her…he…caused all the steps to be spread with pitch, so that as she rushed down them the left shoe…remained sticking in it. The Prince picked it up, and saw that it was of gold”

15. Pause! Let’s annotate
Working with your shoulder partner, mark on your page where:
Things that make you question
“Why did this happen?”
“I don’t understand why…”
Things that are different from what you know or are interesting
“This is different than…”
“That is so weird. But kind of cool.”

16. “her mother handed her a knife, and said, ‘Cut the toe off, for when you are Queen you will never have to go on foot.’ So the girl cut her toe off, squeezed her foot into the shoe”

17. “her mother handed her the knife, saying, ‘Cut a piece off your heel; when you are Queen you will never have to go on foot.’ So the girl cut a piece off her heel, and thrust her foot into the shoe”

18. “[Cinderella] sat down on a stool drew her foot out of the heavy wooden shoe, and slipped it into the golden one, which fitted it perfectly. And when she stood up, and the Prince looked in her face, he knew again the beautiful maiden that had danced with him, and he cried, ‘This is the right bride!’”

19. “as the bridal procession went to the church, the eldest walked on the right side and the younger on the left, and the pigeons picked out an eye of each of them. [the sisters] were condemned to go blind for the rest of their days because of their wickedness and falsehood.”

20. Pause! Let’s annotate
Working with your shoulder partner, mark on your page where:
Things that make you question
“Why did this happen?”
“I don’t understand why…”
Things that are different from what you know or are interesting
“This is different than…”
“That is so weird. But kind of cool.”