1. Mrs. Searing 7 th Grade English Cinderella Stories

3. EXPOSITION Once upon a time…in a land far away…there lived a girl named Cinderella. Cinderella lives unhappily with her two step sisters and their mother.

4. RISING ACTION Cinderella goes to the ball and dances with the prince A fairy godmother appears and provides Cinderella with clothes, coach, and footman The stepsisters prepare for and go to the ball An invitation to the ball arrives

5. CLIMAX  Cinderella leaves hurriedly at midnight and loses a glass slipper

6. FALLING ACTION The prince says he will marry the woman whom the slipper fits The step sisters try to force their feet into the slipper, but it fits Cinderella Cinderella and the prince marry

7. RESOLUTION

9. What is a fairy tale? Fairy tales are types of folk tales. Highly fanciful fictitious stories intended for children involving:  Fairies  Elves  Witches / Goblins  Dragons  Wizards  Talking animals  Magic  Enchantments/fantasy

10. ELEMENTS of a Fairy Tale

12. Royalty and Poverty

13. Hero or Heroine

14. Villain or Villainess

15. Proof of Identity

16. Magic

17. Happens in 3’s or 7’s

20. Yeh-Shen A Chinese Cinderella Story

21. Aschenputtel a German Cinderella story