LESSON PLAN: Cultural Celebrations, Cinderella, and Storytelling (grade 5)

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Another groovy lesson plan from the Art Institute of Chicago for Language Arts Teachers...

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Classroom Resource: Cultural Celebrations and Storytelling (grade 5)  In this lesson, students will learn how a single idea or story can be transformed through cultural perspective and personal point-of-view. After examining multiple versions of a popular fairy tale, students take what they have learned and apply it to their own lives. Find this lesson plan and more Silk Road Resources for Teachers. Objectives Students will: Learn how a single idea or story can be transformed through cultural perspective and personal point-of-view. Distinguish the features of several different Cinderella stories that are unique to a particular culture or era. Take what they learned about how the perspective of a culture influences its stories and artwork, and apply it to their own lives. Learn how personal point of view also impacts traditions. Materials/Resources/Gallery Objects Several versions of Cinderella stories such as Rhodopis (Egyptian), The Rough-Faced Girl (Native American) and Yeh-Shen (Chinese) Large pieces of bulletin board or chart paper (one piece for each group) Markers (class set) Venn diagrams (class set) Paper Pencils Download the complete lesson plan.