Exploring Cultures through Fairytales

1. Exploring Cultures through Fairytales Discovering Others through Reading & Writing Jill Haltom North Star of Texas Writing Project Lewisville ISD June 17, 2004

2. Objectives Integrate reading and writing with social studies (World Geography) Use reading and writing as tools for learning/discovery of different cultures Reinforce story structure through exploration of children’s books Promote learning in a social context

3. Research Theory Learning through Writing : “What is striking about writing as a process is that, by its very nature, all three ways [enactive, iconic & representational modes of learning]…are simultaneously employed.” (Emig,1983, pg. 126) Integrating Subjects: “Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own.” (Zinsser, 1988, pg. 16)

4. Social Context: “Cooperative learning promotes higher achievement than competitive and indivi-dualistic learning structures across all age levels, subject area, and almost all task.” (Kagan, 1994, pg. 3:1) “What the child can do in cooperation today he can do alone tomorrow.” (Vygotsky, 1962, pg. 26) Research Theory

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7. Writing Extension Students create their own Cinderella story: • Current culture of student’s family • Regional culture of United States • Different time era (Civil War era, 1920’s, 60’s, etc.) • Time era of parents or grandparents • Literature connection: write from time era in a novel • Student chooses research area & genre NOTE: Use story structure chart & cultural differences chart for prewriting, research and/or revising. 

8. Publishing Ideas Arrange for students to read stories to elementary school classes Display books in school library Allow for story to be adapted into a play & perform (PTA?) Wherever there is a REAL audience…PUBLISH!

9. TEKS Connections Language Arts TEKS, Grade 6: Reading: 1 A; 3A; 4A,B,C; 8 A,B,C,D; 10A, C, D, E, G, I, L; 11 A, B, C, D; 12 B, C, E, F, G; 13 A, E; 14 A, B, C Writing: 15A, C; 18A, 20A

10. References Emig, Janet (1983). The Web of Meaning. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Kagan, Spencer (1994). Cooperative Learning. San Clemente, CA: Kagan. Vygotsky, Lev (1962). Edited and translated by Eugenia Hanfmann and Gertrude Vakar. Thought and Language. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Zinsser, William (1988). Writing to Learn. New York, NY: Harper & Row Publishers.

11. Fairytale Bibliography Climo, Shirley. 1989. The Egyptian Cinderella. Ill. Ruth Heller. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 069004822X Climo, Shirley. 1999. The Persian Cinderella. Ill. Robert Florczak. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 0060267631 DePaola, Tomie. 2002. Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 0399238662. Han, Oki S. 1996. Kongi and Poti: a Cinderella Story from Korea. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. 0803715714. Hickox, Rebbeca. 1998. The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella. Ill. Will Hillenbrand. New York: Holiday House Book. 0823413314 Ketteman, Helen. 1997. Bubba the Cowboy Prince. Ill. James Warhola.New York: Scholastic Press. 0590255061.

12. Fairytale Bibliography Ai-Ling, Louie. 1982. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. Ill. Ed Young. New York: Philomel Books. 039920900X Martin, Rafe. 1992. The Rough-Face Girl. Ill. David Shannon. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 0399218599 Sanderson, Ruth. 2002. Cinderella. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 0316779652. San Souci, Robert D. 1998. Cendrillon. Ill. Brian Pinkney. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 068980668X San Souci, Robert D. 1994. Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story. Ill. Dan San Souci. New York: Delacorte Press. 0385312024.