1. Aschenputtel, Yeh-Shen, Interview
By Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm, Ai-Ling Louie, Sara Henderson Hay
Before, During, and After Reading Skills

2. Preparing to Read Aschenputtel
Identify and define a Literary Focus element of this text.
Identify and define the Reading Focus skill used in this text.
What is the Writing Focus assignment and what are you asked to look for as you read the beginning of the text?
Which Vocabulary words, if any, do you not recognize?
Persisted
Splendor
Glistening
Entranced
Vigil

3. Author Information Read the “Meet the Writer” section on page 76.
Make a list of at least three important facts you learn about the authors.
Circle the detail you think is the most important.

4. Take a look…

5. Quick Write Being the “Underdog”
What does it mean to you to be the underdog?
Describe a situation in which you or someone you know has been the underdog?
Tell about a story, TV show, or movie in which a character was the underdog.
What does it feel like and what problems exist for an underdog?

6. Yeh-Shen Interview During Reading Skills Comparing Stories
As you read the three versions of “Cinderella,” create and fill out a chart like the one in your text book (p. 75) to keep track of literary elements.
Aschenputtel
Yeh-Shen
Interview
Characters
Plot

7. What do the three versions have in common?
Literary Response
“Aschenputtel”
“Yeh-Shen”
“Interview”
Read the text carefully and note the way the authors each tell the same story in a different way.
What do the three versions have in common?
Explain your thoughts and ideas and use evidence from the text to support your response.

8. How are these stories similar and different?
Stop and Think!!!
How are these stories similar and different?