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2nd
Diane LeFevers ELA-Compare and Contrast
Step 1: Teacher and students talk about what they will learn and do
(Communication of Learning Intentions)
Review the Standards: RL2.9 Compare & contrast two or more stories by different
authors or from different cultures.
Review the TAG Standards: Higher order and Critical Thinking Skills
Review the Essential Question:
What can a story teach you about the people from different cultures?

Step 2: How will you know when they have gotten it? (Communication of
Success Criteria)
(How will students be held accountable for demonstrating mastery of the standards? What does success/quality
work look like? Define Good, Better and Best responses or outcomes for the lesson.)

Students will understand:

- Fairytale stories can reflect the culture
Students should know:
- The characteristics of a fairytale.
- Two fairytales: Cinderella (by Ruth Sanderson) and The Rough-Faced Girl (by
Rafe Martin)
Students should be able to do:
- Interpret a story
- Compare and contrast the two stories
- Identify a cultural characteristic within each story

Step 3: Get the students interested (Build Commitment and Engagement)

Activate prior knowledge by posing the following questions to the students. Have
students think-pair-share their ideas and responses:
- What do you think is meant by the term culture?
o Have your parents ever talked to you about your heritage or culture?
- Think of a culture that is different from your own. Do these people dress
differently? Speak a different language? Eat different foods?
Split the class into 2 groups: The Rough-Faced Girl and Cinderella

WORK PERIOD

Step 4: Give students new information (Teacher Presentation Strategies)

Distribute the readings to the appropriate groups. Each student will read the
assigned piece and complete the organizer for the story.
Step 5: Have students use the new information (Guided Practice )
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Have each group of students work together to fill in a large post-it chart answering the following questions:

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What is the setting of the story?

Who is the main character?
What is the central conflict of the story?
How does this conflict affect the main character?
Distinguish some key details from this story that identify the cultural
background of the story.
What conclusions can you draw from these key details about the culture
of this story?

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After each group has answered their questions, have a student from The Rough
Faced Girl group pair up with a student from the Cinderella group. Working in
pairs, students will teach their partner about the story they read.

Working in these same pairs, students will complete a Venn diagram comparing
and contrasting the two stories read. Students will include at least two
differences and two similarities for the stories, making sure to identify a cultural
difference within these.

Conduct a class discussion asking the groups what they recognized as the
culture of each story and how the culture affected the writing, setting, and plot
of the story.

Step 6: Make sure they can do it (Summary)

Have students complete a journal entry answering the following questions:
- Did you learn something about another culture by examining these stories?
- After having examined these different stories, how would you define or describe
the term culture?
- Is there another culture you are now interested in learning more about?

Step 7: Have students practice at home (Independent Practice)

Have students write their own version of Cinderella set in a culture of their choice (other
than the two settings read today).

If a student finishes early or needs an extra challenge

Think- Tac-Toe