Storytelling around the Globe

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.01.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Objectives
  4. Background Information
  5. Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Resources
  8. Appendix
  9. Notes

Cinderella: A Cross-cultural Story

Patricia W. Kite

Published September 2009

Tools for this Unit:

Notes

1. Bill Johnson, "Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing!"

2. Anna Birgitta Rooth, Cinderella Cycle (Folklore of the World.

3. Jack Zipes, The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales.

4. Mary Northrup, "Multicultural Cinderella Stories" in Book Links.

5. M. Jo Worthy and Janet Bloodgood, "Enhancing reading Instruction through Cinderella Tales" in The Reading Teacher.

6. Bill Johnson, "Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing!"

7. Kathleen M. Hollenbeck, Teaching with Cinderella Stories From Around the World.

8. Wally Hastings, "Fairy Tale Defined" in Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature.

9. Jack Zipes, The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales.

10. M. Jo Worthy and Janet Bloodood, "Enhancing Reading Instruction through Cinderella Tales."

11. www.farsinet.com

12. www.thingsasian.com

13. Shirley Climo, author's notes in The Persian Cinderella.

14. Zarah Hussain, "Islamic Architecture" in "BBC - Religion"

15. www.britannica.com

16. www.seattletimes.nwsource.com

17. www.irantravelingcenter.com

18. www.iranchamber.com

19. N.M. Penzer, Poison - Damsels and Other Essays,229

20. Maxwell Sharp, "Freshwater Aquarium Keeping - A Bit of History" in ezinearticles.com

21. "Traditional Chinese Festivals" in www.china.org.cn/english/features/Festivals/78322

22. "The T'ang Dynasty" in www.library.thinkquest

23. "China Travel, Culture and Chinese History Articles" in www.ChineseArt.com

24. John Steptoe, author's notes in Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

25. Abiodun Alao, Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa, 49

26. Tabona Shoko, Karanga Indigenous Religion in Zimbabwe, 41.

27. Carol Bearse, "The Fairy Tale Connection in Children's Stories" in The Reading Teacher.

28. www.freeology.com

29. http://teachers.scholastic.com

30. www.freeology.com

Comments:

Sally Thomas Miller

October 8, 2009 at 9:11 pm

Cinderella

Pat Kite is to be commended for creating such a fabulous resource for all elementary teachers. In fact, her unit can be used for students of all ages. I can't wait to use her unit with my fourth graders. Thank you for providing such an exciting tool for teaching our students. Congratulations, Pat!

Kim Horton

September 9, 2016 at 10:41 am

complete text

I am doing a unit on Cinderella Around the World on the high school level. We have been unable to find the complete text of many of these stories. Is there a resource which makes them available?

Becky Morales

October 11, 2018 at 7:27 pm

One quick note

I love your activities, your thorough research, and the concept. The one thing I implore you to change, is the reference (in several parts) to Africa as a country. It is a continent, with 54 countries. You simply cannot say \\"Iran, China, and Africa... in these countries...\\" We do a disservice to kids to lump such diverse cultures into one erroneous label.

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