A WebQuest Journey Fairy Tales and Baseball: Jackie Robinson, a Cinderella story… By: Amanda Nugent EDU 511 Due January 17, 2016

Introduction Fairytales are often associated with books and a far away land where good and evil forces battle each other for castles, land, power, or the hand of a beautiful young maiden. Such fairytales however, are possible in real life! In this WebQuest you will explore the story of Cinderella, and apply your understanding of fairytale elements to the life of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Through this exploration you will see how the elements of two different genres, fairytales and biographies, are more similar than they appear…

Task In this WebQuest you will critically explore the story of Cinderella for elements of a fairytale. Once you have completed the above task, you will explore the life and biography of Jackie Robinson. After reading about both Cinderella and Jackie Robinson, you will apply the elements of a fairy tale to Jackie Robinson’s life. Finally, you and your partner will present and justify your opinions to the class in a Socratic Discussion, on whether the elements of a fairytale can be found in real life, and if so, to what extent.

Process 1.Choose a working partner, with whom you will complete the tasks of this WebQuest. Once you have chosen your partner, click on links 2-4 to help you complete your tasks. 2.Understand the elements of a fairy tale.Understand the elements of a fairy tale. 3.Read the story Cinderella by C. Perrault and identify the elements of a fairytale within the story.Read the story Cinderella by C. Perrault and identify the elements of a fairytale within the story. 4.Read the biography of Jackie Robinson and identify the elements of a fairy tale within his “Cinderella story.”Read the biography of Jackie Robinson and identify the elements of a fairy tale within his “Cinderella story.” 5.Complete all charts, either digitally or by hand that are in the “Resources” page. 6.Prepare your statements, backed up with story evidence, for our Socratic Discussion on the following question: Can the elements of a fairy tale be found in real life, and if so, to what extent?

Resources Chart: Elements of fairy tale Chart: Elements of fairy tale in the story of Cinderella by C. Perrault Chart: Elements of fairy tale in the story of Cinderella by C. Perrault Chart: Elements of a fairy tale in the biography of Jackie Robinson’s life Chart: Elements of a fairy tale in the biography of Jackie Robinson’s life Write: Can the elements of a fairy tale be found in real life, and if so, to what extent? Write: Can the elements of a fairy tale be found in real life, and if so, to what extent?

Evaluation Rubric Please review the rubric with your partner prior to completing the WebQuest.

Conclusion Congratulations! You have now explored the different elements considered to be in every true fairy tale. More importantly however, you have taken what you have learned about fairy tales and applied it to another genre: biographies. Perhaps most importantly of all, you have formed an opinion about real-life “Cinderella stories,” and used genre and story evidence to back up your claims.

Teacher Resources Remind students to read through the entire WebQuest before beginning. The purpose of this WebQuest is for students to discover for themselves the elements of a fairy tale within the story of Cinderella. They are then asked to discover these same elements in the real-life “Cinderella story” of Jackie Robinson. They must decide for themselves whether they believe that elements of a fairy tale can be found in real life, and if so, to what extent, justifying their opinions with information from the documents in this WebQuest. These questions are suggested for the Socratic Seminar ESL resource for Cinderella