{"id":236,"date":"2015-01-16T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T14:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/grade4projects\/?p=236"},"modified":"2015-01-16T09:51:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T14:51:12","slug":"edinger-houses-top-cinderella-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/grade4projects\/2015\/01\/16\/edinger-houses-top-cinderella-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinger House&#8217;s Top Cinderella Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/grade4projects\/files\/2015\/01\/IMG_2284.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/grade4projects\/files\/2015\/01\/IMG_22842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/grade4projects\/files\/2015\/01\/IMG_22842.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2284\" width=\"233\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edinger House students have been deep into a study of Cinderella. \u00a0After considering how they had first encountered the story (many had it read to them or saw the Disney movie), exploring the different folkloric tale types, they read from a huge classroom and online\u00a0variant collection.\u00a0Additionally, they\u00a0watched movies, considered the theme as it shows up in popular culture, and explored the idea of motifs.<\/p>\n<p>Once the students had encountered approximately 20 different versions (some read independently and some read to them) they were asked to select 10 that they consider the best along with reasons why. \u00a0To do this the class made the following list of criteria.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The story is unique\/difference<\/li>\n<li>It has high quality vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>It is clear and not confusingly written<\/li>\n<li>It includes a more detailed ending (e.g. what happens to bad and good people)<\/li>\n<li>It has humor (even for non-parodies)<\/li>\n<li>There is more said\u00a0about the test (which is often a shoe test)<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t\u00a0so predictable; one that surprises you<\/li>\n<li>Is\u00a0a bit different, perhaps adding a twist<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t have to have a happy ending<\/li>\n<li>Has a different perspective (e.g. from stepsister\u2019s point of view).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After identifying their own top ten Cindies the children met in table groups to come up with three lists. In order to do this they had to follow a very careful process, one that was designed for each person to have a voice.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>They began by making a list of all the books they had selected and how many votes each received.<\/li>\n<li>They then ordered the votes and decided whether to eliminate some titles that received only one vote.<\/li>\n<li>They presented and discussed all the remaining titles.<\/li>\n<li>They did a final vote for the top ten Cinderellas from their group.<\/li>\n<li>They put book marks from their group into the winning titles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>All of the winning Cinderellas are now on display in our classroom. Congratulations to all of them!<\/p>\n<p>All three groups selected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Aschenputtel<\/em> retold by the Grimm Brothers<\/li>\n<li><em>Yeh Shen<\/em> retold by Ai-Ling Louie<\/li>\n<li><em>Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave<\/em> \u00a0as told by Marianna Mayer<\/li>\n<li><em>Ugh<\/em> by Arthur Yorink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two of three groups selected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Gift of the Crocodile<\/em>\u00a0retold by Judy Sierra<\/li>\n<li><em>Moss Gown<\/em> retold by William H. Hooks<\/li>\n<li><em>The Rough-Face Girl<\/em> retold by Rafe Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following were each selected by one group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Little Seven-Colored Horse<\/em> retold by Robert D. San Souci<\/li>\n<li><em>Little Gold Star<\/em> retold in Spanish &amp; English by Joe Hayes<\/li>\n<li><em>Cendrillon<\/em> retold by\u00a0Robert D. San Souci<\/li>\n<li><em>The Fairytale of Mossycoat<\/em> retold by Philip Pullman<\/li>\n<li><em>Princess Furball<\/em> retold by Charlotte Huck<\/li>\n<li><em>Angkat<\/em> retold\u00a0by Jewell Reinhart Coburn<\/li>\n<li><em>Cinderella<\/em> retold by Lynn Roberts<\/li>\n<li><em>The Talking Eggs<\/em> retold by Robert D. San Souci<\/li>\n<li><em>The Korean Cinderella<\/em> retold by Shirley Climo<\/li>\n<li><em>Dinorella<\/em> by Pamela Duncan Edwards<\/li>\n<li><em>That Awful Cinderella<\/em> by Dr. Alvin Granowsky<\/li>\n<li><em>Trollerella<\/em> by Karen M. 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