September 30, 2014

Class Work

Class Work

1. Who is Cinderella? How faithful was Disney to the original stories you read from the book?
2. What are some common elements?
3. What is different?
4. What are the qualities of the Prince in the story?



A really short Disney version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggS61GeN-dA

Another version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5yJRIMuMYs

And . . . here we go again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wppM8ycod0

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Cinderella today...If Cinderella came to our day and time, what would she need to change? What should remain the same?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRYU4cqUAUs

What about Prince Charming today? What qualities should remain the same? What would he need to change?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgodxO8L0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgodxO8L0k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywnS8sUYD6Q

What about a Fairy God Mother????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQmQQYWBmo0

What other "magic" does a princess need? How about a little help with the work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAsG__XjU8Q

And then... you need an evil "queen", "step-mother", "dragon"...

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/enchanted-2007/

The magical ball...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfpiATTT7OY

And they lived happily ever after...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtghn3v5zg0

How does Cinderella "play" around the world?

Native American "Cinderella"
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/046.html

African Cinderella
http://talesoffaerie.blogspot.com/2010/09/african-cinderella.html

Chinese Cinderella
http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/

Irish Cinderella
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/st-patricks-day/short-stories/fair-brown-and-trembling.html

Indian Cinderella

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/literature/cinderella.htm

or

Your group can pick a culture and do a bit of research to see if there is a Cinderella story!

Directions:
1. Join a group of no more than 5.
2. Select a Cinderella story.
3. Read it.
4. Compare and contrast it to the Cinderella stories already discussed in class.
5. Prepare to share the story with the class. You may read it, act it out, or present it as a news story.
6. All must participate.

Homework - Post in CANVAS by Thursday.
Conduct research. Find out more about the country or origin and the time period of the Cinderella your group selected.
1. What is the setting? What is the climate?
2. What are some customs?
3. How did they dress?
4. Were there any challenges of the day? Wars? Plagues?
5. Why would "Cinderella" be an important story for that place?

30 pts.

Also, be thinking about a different "princess" or "prince" to explore in story and movie. Bring suggestions to class on Thursday.

Class Work

1. We will hear about yellow and silver!

These items were left over from Tuesday. Let's have a bit of fun with the stories.

2. Stories have been used around the world to teach lessons about life. Join one of three groups and participate in a Readers' Theatre activity.
1. Assign parts - you may have more than one.
2. Read through so that you know the story.
3. Read through again now that you know a bit about the characters.
4. Read for the class. VOCAL enthusiasm is a MUST! Appropriate facial expressions are also required.

Group work: 34pts.
Vocal inflection and varied volume: 33pts.
Facial Expression: 33 pts

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Homework - The due date has been extended.
Read "Cinderella" - p. 3 and "Ashenputtel" - p. 68

Explain in paragraph form what is similar between the two stories? What are the differences? Which version do you think would be most liked by girls in 21st Century America? Explain. Use specific lines from the stories in your answers.

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On Tuesday, we will be taking a close look at Cinderella. Over the weekend, view a "Cinderella" movie. The original Disney movie is fine as are more current versions.
Consider:
Enchanted
Ever After
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Etc.

Be ready to discuss the movie in class.

September 23, 2014 - Tuesday

Class Work

1. Color Presentations ... this was the assignment:
So, what is significant about "red?" What if she had been wearing blue, or yellow, or green, or purple, or black?

You will "adopt a color" to research and to present. You need to:

• Introduce your color - have fun with this! Entertain us!
• Compare it to other colors - is it superior or inferior to other colors?
• Tell the history of your color (Check out a dictionary site.)
• Tell of your color in stories, art works, and nature.
• Tell who or what "wears" your color.
• Explain why your color is or is not important.
• ell how the story of Little Red Riding Hood would have been different if she had been wearing your color. ("No change" is not an acceptable response!)

Keep track of your sources and include them in your last slide. (Seven slides are required plus the Works Cited page. ) We will present a week from today on 9/ 23/14. You have at least 2 1/2 minutes but no more than 5.) (100 points)


As a listener, take notes. Submit the notes at the end of the presentations. What did you learn about each color? (Worth 100 points)

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Stories have been used around the world to teach lessons about life. Join one of three groups and participate in a Readers' Theatre activity.

1. Assign parts - you may have more than one.
2. Read through so that you know the story.
3. Read through again now that you know a bit about the characters.
4. Read for the class. VOCAL enthusiasm is a MUST! Appropriate facial expressions are also required.

Group work: 34pts.
Vocal inflection and varied volume: 33pts.
Facial Expression: 33 pts

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Homework

Read "Cinderella" - p. 3 and "Ashenputtel" - p. 68

Explain in paragraph form what is similar between the two stories? What are the differences? Which version do you think would be most liked by girls in 21st Century America? Explain. Use specific lines from the stories in your answers.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Class Work

Look back at these articles:

  Read "Dances with Wolves" an article by Catherine Orenstein http://www.msmagazine.com/summer2004/danceswithwolves.asp

Also read: http://www.helium.com/items/1697244-little-red-riding-hood

Locate two points for discussion from each. Copy the quotations onto Post-its. This is a 10 minute prep activity. Place your post-its on the board when you are finished. Initial or sign on the back of the post-it.

Go to the board. Read the post-its. Select two statements. Take them with you to your seat. Now, react to the quotations.  Visualize your thinking by writing on paper. Why did you select the quotations you did? Do you agree or disagree?

Let's all talk about these articles.

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For your viewing pleasure . . . "Red" is alive and well!
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28776224  Little Red Riding Hood in ballet/modern jazz

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Aesop's Fables

Let's look at some samples. What do you notice about the fables? How would you define "fable?"

#1 For homework, write a one-page report about Aesop. Who was he? Where did he live? What did he write? etc. Do NOT use Wikipedia. Look elsewhere. Give credit to your sources. (25 pts.)

#2
Read and summarize five of Aesop's fables. Your summaries should be two sentences in length each.
State the moral or message of each fable and explain why the message is or is not a useful message. Post on CANVAS. (50 pts.)

http://www.taleswithmorals.com/
http://aesopsfables.org/

#3Look for a fable that you and a partner could use to create a "youTube-like" visual.
Sample: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0SO8woGKhtUTgUAQ2JXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTQwOQRncHJpZANxTnVqNVguTlRxR3VpcVkyT2NsOUhBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMxMARvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMgRwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAzAEcXN0cmwDMzcEcXVlcnkDYWVzb3AncyBmYWJsZXMgdGhlIGJveSB3aG8gY3JpZWQgd29sZgR0X3N0bXADMTQxMTA2NjY5OQ--?p=aesop%27s+fables+the+boy+who+cried+wolf&fr2=sa-gp-search&fr=yfp-t-409

Three Little Pigs & RED

Class Work

1. Return to your Three Little Pigs groups and practice one more time. Create "background" on a board. Markers are available.

Let the show begin! Remember that each person must speak. Use facial expression, vocal inflection, and movement as appropriate. Help the audience to have fun! (100 points possible)

2. Here is a wolf story you might not have heard: http://blog.dictionary.com/tuesday/ Read and react - class discussion.

3. The story of Little Red Riding Hood: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LittRed.shtml (Read Aloud . . . parts will be assigned . . .)

So, what is significant about "red?" What if she had been wearing blue, or yellow, or green, or purple, or black?

You will "adopt a color" to research and to present. You need to:

• Introduce your color - have fun with this! Entertain us!
• Compare it to other colors - is it superior or inferior to other colors?
• Tell the history of your color (Check out a dictionary site.)
• Tell of your color in stories, art works, and nature.
• Tell who or what "wears" your color.
• Explain why your color is or is not important.
• ell how the story of Little Red Riding Hood would have been different if she had been wearing your color. ("No change" is not an acceptable response!)

Keep track of your sources and include them in your last slide. (Seven slides are required plus the Works Cited page. ) We will present a week from today on 9/ 23/14. You have at least 2 1/2 minutes but no more than 5.) (100 points)

For your viewing pleasure . . . "Red" is alive and well!
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28776224  Little Red Riding Hood in ballet/modern jazz


Homework:  Read "Dances with Wolves" an article by Catherine Orenstein http://www.msmagazine.com/summer2004/danceswithwolves.asp

Also read: http://www.helium.com/items/1697244-little-red-riding-hood


What do you think? React in paragraph format and post in CANVAS by 2014Thursday, September 18, 2014. Consider the following in your response:

• Did the articles change your opinion of the "Little Red Riding Hood" story? Explain.
• Do you agree or disagree with the authors. Be specific. Quote lines from the essays and explain.
• What was the most interesting historical information? Why?

50 pts

September 11, 2014

The following was posted on Facebook by some of my relatives. Take a moment today to remember 9/11/01.At this moment 13 year ago, millions of Americans went to bed quietly with no thought that the next morning their world would change forever.

That night hundreds packed flight bags they would not live to open. Thousands slept with loved ones for the last time.

One never knows what a new day has in store.

Let us live each day to the fullest and never miss a chance to let those dearest to us know of our love for them.

So, tonight, if you have people  in your life whom you love, tell them . . .



Class Work

1. What did you discover about wolves?
2. Back to Peter and the Wolf - discussion to follow.
Think back to what we learned about wolves . Is the wolf in Peter and the Wolf anything like the real creature?
 3. What is the message in the story? What can we, the viewers, learn about human nature from the story? What is your "take-away?" What do you think? Would you like the children you know to see the movie or listen to the music? Explain. (After table discussion, this will be an in-class writing exercise. Please post in Canvas. This is a group discussion, but it is an individual writing exercise. Please use complete sentences and paragraphs. You have up to 15 minutes to complete the work.) (20 pts.)

3. The Three Little Pigs

• Story time: http://homepages.uni-paderborn.de/odenbach/wwwmath/pigs/pig3.html
• Group Activity - the story grows ...
• You will be getting into one of three groups. No more than 10 people may be in any one group.
• Count off by 2s.
• Even #s will be responsible for the first half of the story
• Odd #s will be responsible for the last half of the story.
• Read through the story. Figure out how to get EVERYBODY in your sub-group to take part in a reading for the class.
• The ultimate goal is to entertain us with a reading. Use vocal inflection. Music/singing is OK. Beat out a rhythm. Chant. Be creative! Create some sort of sound-effect for each character. (Remember Peter and the Wolf?)

3. Three groups . . . three little ____________________.

Homework
Conduct research about the color RED. Consult at least two sources.
1. What is important about RED?
2. Does it symbolize anything?
3. Did any important people wear or use RED?
4. Did any artists feature RED in any of their works?
5. What books, songs, stories, movies, plays, or television shows feature RED in the title?
6. How is RED created?
7. What is usually associated with RED? List 10.
8. List your sources. Friends count as sources.
This is worth 25 points. Post in CANVAS.
Do NOT use wikipedia as one of your sources. It is OK to start there, but jump from there to more reliable sources.

September 9, 2014 - Tuesday

This was the homework:
HomeworkSelect a number in class today. Three is not available.

Create a 3-5 slide PowerPoint and share what you learned about the number. We will present in class on Tuesday. Post the PowerPoint in CANVAS. Include one additional slide that gives credit to your sources. (MLA Format - please.)
Class Work

1. Today we will share the PowerPoint presentations. Your job as a listener is to take notes on each number. Submit your notes at the end of class. (45 possible points for the notes . . . 3 points per presentation)


2. Now, a bit more about wolves . . . What do you know about wolves? What do you think you know about wolves?

Homework:
Research WOLVES. Check our the life and times and locals of wolves. Let's see if we can figure out where these crazy stories originated!

Read at least one  article and list the Top 10 things to know about wolves. Give credit to your sources. MLA Style please.

(20 Pts.  on Canvas)

3. Peter and the Wolf an Academy Award Winner of the 2007 Short Animated Film award. Watch . . . note how this wolf relates to what you think you already know about wolves.

September 4, 2014

This was the homework!
1. Go outside. Find something in nature. Create an original tale of how ______________ came to be. You must have 3-5 paragraphs. Post the story in CANVAS. Due Thursday. We will share. A. Groups of no more than five-
B. Take turns reading your stories.
C. Select one reader from each group to share with the class. This should be someone who has not yet shared in front of the class.

2. In addition, locate two additional "animal" folktales. These may come from the book or from an Internet site or from another book.  Summarize each story. Get each summary down to one or two paragraphs. Was there a message in the tale? Explain in another paragraph.
Total: 4-6 paragraphs - 2-3 per story. Post n CANVAS.

Discussion:W hat animals were popular? Did any need help? Were there any troublemakers in the group? Were there any helpers? What about magic - was there any? Was there a lesson to be learned?


Sample site: http://www.felid.org/activities/page_103.htm

Today - Stories with three ________________.
Make a list of things associated with the number THREE!
Three Little Pigs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPs6_0g8RHA
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atipwymJk5I
Three Blind Mice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfaChKSV8kg

Three Billy Goats Gruff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JXPPi2Piaw

Why three________________? Is there anything special about the #3? http://greatdreams.com/three/three.htm
What do these stories have in common?
What messages are given or lessons to be learned?

Homework
Select a number in class today. Three is not available.

Create a 3-5 slide PowerPoint and share what you learned about the number. We will present in class on Tuesday. Post the PowerPoint in CANVAS. Include one additional slide that gives credit to your sources. (MLA Format - please.)

Tueseday, September 2, 1014

Class Work

1. So, just how was the world created?
2. What commonalities did you locate?
3. What were the differences?
4. Share your C/C charts with others at your table.

Think about it . . . why was/is it important for people to have a story about the creation of the planet? Animals? Plants? Stars? Moon? People?

Do we differ from ancient people? Do we have a need to know?

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Did you ever wonder why rattle snakes rattle or why leopards have spots or why grasshoppers hop? Ancient people had the answers to these and other questions. Today we will read the following:        

The Raven Brings Light (Alaskan Indian) p. 719
The Sedna Legend ( Eskimo) p. 721
Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed (Norway) p. 353
Why the Sea is Salt (Norway) p. 354

Why the sun shines during the day and the moon comes out at night: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AtdMo9F8x2iBSdAsZk.Zo9abvZx4;_ylc=X1MDMjAyMzUzODA3NQRfcgMyBGJjawNkaTZxNDJwOXRvNGE2JTI2YiUzRDQlMjZkJTNEQ19WWS5waHBZRUlDM0ZJdGpiMHdZajR2T0xtOG5WeGV1V2RDLmctLSUyNnMlM0RmcyUyNmklM0Q3YUszZERzTWhTMW1FMGVCdGxYNARncHJpZANBRVBhTUYxelEzcTA2V2R5QzVTMVBBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMTAEb3JpZ2luA3d3dy55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzMEcHFzdHIDV2h5IHRoZSBzdW4gBHBxc3RybAMxMgRxc3RybAMyNgRxdWVyeQN3aHkgdGhlIHN1biBsb3ZlcyB0aGUgbW9vbgR0X3N0bXADMTQwOTY4MjQxOTczMwR2dGVzdGlkA251bGw-?gprid=AEPaMF1zQ3q06WdyC5S1PA&fr2=sa-gp-www.yahoo.com&p=why+the+sun+loves+the+moon&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-409

How leopards got their spots: http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp

How rainbows were made: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/10/how_the_rainbow_was_made.html

How we got the sun:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/ten_red_crows.html

Get with a partner. Read or watch your assigned tale. Get ready to tell us the story. Think about it. Is there any science in the story, or is it just fantasy?

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Homework
1. Go outside. Find something in nature. Create an original tale of how ______________ came to be. You must have 3-5 paragraphs. Post the story in CANVAS. Due Thursday. We will share.

2. In addition, locate two additional "animal" folktales. These may come from the book or from an Internet site or from another book.  Summarize each story. Get each summary down to one or two paragraphs. Was there a message in the tale? Explain in another paragraph.
Total: 4-6 paragraphs - 2-3 per story. Post n CANVAS.

Sample site: http://www.felid.org/activities/page_103.htm