1. Fairy Tales from other cultures
Yeh Shen and Sootface
Fairy Tales from other cultures

2. Monday, March 26, 2018 Learning Target CHAMPS
I can:
analyze a story by making inferences about theme and genre in a different cultural context.
You will need:
Blue Literature Book
Pencil
Paper
C – 0 – ½ H – RAISE YOUR HAND/SEE Mrs. Lee or Ms. M A – INDEPENDENT M – GET MATERIALS P – READING S – YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!

3. What is theme, and why do we need to know about it?
Theme: the message or the lesson the author wants you to learn from the story. We need know theme, so that we can better understand the story.

4. Common Topics for Theme
*courage *equality *honesty *doing the right thing *dreams *hope *love *acceptance *kindness *differences *family *achievement *fears *friendship *jealousy *peace *being yourself *hard work *never giving up

5. Ask yourself - What did the characters learn?
How did the characters grow or change?
Why did the characters act this way?

6. When you know the theme, you will write …
I know the theme is ________________, because the text says _____________________________________________.

7. Fairy Tale in different cultures
We all know the fairy tale, Cinderella. Did you know that other cultures have similar stories?
Blue Literature book:
Page 762 Yeh Shen
Page 770 Sootface
You will independently read these two stories.

8. Reread the stories and…
Answer the sidebar questions on your notebook paper.
Make sure you answer in complete sentences.