1. 900 CINDERELLAS POSTER PROJECT GUIDANCE With a partner, create a poster that compares AND contrasts 3 different Cinderella stories from Unit 8: 900 Cinderellas. Be sure to clearly show how the 3 stories are SIMILAR and how they are DIFFERENT (try using a Venn Diagram with three circles) Shares some basic facts about the CULTURES of your 3 chosen stories. Draw conclusions about how the THEMES of the stories are still relevant to us today. Use at least 3 of the following Unit 8 vocabulary words: Imposter, Supernatural, Motif, Character Type, Personification, Conflict. UNDERLINE these words to make them easy to find. Be sure your poster has a catchy title. Use graphics (pictures) to make you presentation interesting and attractive. Use textual evidence WHENEVER possible to support your statements! Be sure to include at least one quote from each story somewhere on your poster.

2. UNIT 8 STORY LISTING "Achenputtel", Germany, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm "The Algonquin Cinderella", Eastern United States, retold by M.R. Cox "Yeh-Shen", China, retold by Ai-Ling Louie "Oni and the Great Bird", West Africa, retold by Abayomi Fuja "Master Frog", Vietnam, retold by Lynette Dyer Vuong "Sealskin, Soulskin", Alaska, retold by Clarissa Pinkola Estes "Judge Rabbit and the Tree Spirit", Cambodia, retold by Lina Mao Wall "The Hummingbird King", Mayan, retold by Argentina Palacios “Cinderella”, French, Charles Perrault (the original)

3. STANDARDS YOU WILL MEET! COMMON CORE ELA STANDARDS: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes Determine the theme of a text Analyze how setting shapes characters and plot Present information such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning (even if its visual!) NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (NCSS) CURRICULUM STANDARDS explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures address similar human needs and concerns describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture