Novels
Fairy tales are an ever popular genre to explore. Many children have encountered fairy tales at some point in their life, especially those made popular by Disney. The Common Core State Standards require students to be able to compare and contrast between an original piece of work and it's adaptations. Because of the students familiarity with these stories they are perfect to use in comparison studies. Some of the stories also feature the classic tales from another characters perspective. This allows point of view comparisons as well. Below is a list of novels (for various ages) that could be used to lead a discussion in this subject area. Visit the lesson plans/activities page to find more ways to use these stories in the classroom.
(All summaries below are provided by the publishers. Click on the titles to be taken to Amazon to find out more information on these texts)
(All summaries below are provided by the publishers. Click on the titles to be taken to Amazon to find out more information on these texts)
Middle School
High School
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Graphic Novels
Cinderella: The Graphic Novel by Beth Bracken
In this adaptation of Cinderella, meant for middle school aged students, there are many differences from the original story, or even the Cinderella story that was popularized by Disney. Since graphic novels are used often to engage reluctant readers, this would be a perfect text to provide as a choice when doing a comparison project.
Bracken, Beth, writer. Cinderella: The Graphic Novel. Art by Jeffrey Stewart Timmons. North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2008. |
Movies
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A Cinderella Story
This PG movie adapts the original Grimm fairy tale of Cinderella and retells the story from the perspective of a modern day high school teenager. The film portrays her struggles of balancing school and work, while trying to fit in with her peers. This film can be used as a tool for assignments and activities where students compare and contrast Grimm tale adaptations with the original tales, which is being integrated into common core standards for education. To browse more lesson planning ideas, click here! A Cinderella Story. DVD. Directed by Mark Rosman. Warner Home Video, 2004. |
Websites
For more information about this tale, click the link below to visit the SurLaLune Fairy Tales site:
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/index.html |