Cinderella Variations Research Project

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Cinderella Variations Research Project

• Mrs. Bishops class

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Why are we doing this project?

• As you all know, we have been reading several
  different variations of the Cinderella story in
  our class.
• Which one has been your favorite?
• Why?

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Why are we doing this project?

• While some of the variations have used animals,
  or even flowers as the main characters, many of
  them have been about people from other countries
  and cultures.
• Can you all name a few of those cultures?

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Why are we doing this project?

• We are going to take the time to research several
  of the different cultures that we have been
  reading about in order to increase our knowledge
  about those other cultures.
• Why is it important to know about people in other
  cultures?

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Step One

• The first step for this project will be getting
  into small groups. I have assigned you all to
  small groups based upon my knowledge of which
  people work well together.
• Once you meet in your group, you will be assigned
  a culture. These cultures include China, Japan,
  France, India, and Africa.

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A note

• It is important to know that just as in America
  there are many different cultures, so in other
  countries there may be many different cultures.
• However, for the purposes of simplicity in
  research, we will talk about the country or
  continent as a whole.
• It is often not wise to generalize
  characteristics to a whole group of people. This
  can lead to misunderstanding. Can you all think
  of an example where this might happen?

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Step Two

• Once you are in your groups, you will find a
  packet of materials related to your culture.
• Look over those materials, and find the aspects
  of the culture that look most interesting to you.
  These may include food, religion, arts, family
  life, housing, etc If your topic is not listed
  here, OK it with me first.
• Once you have each decided on one topic of the
  culture to research, you will begin your work.

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Step Three

• We will be going to the computer lab for the
  first part of our research.
• You will be asked to use a search engine on the
  computer to find several facts about your
  country, and to note the websites from whence
  they came.
• You will also be asked to use the online
  encyclopedia to find several facts.

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Step Four

• Once you have gathered four or five different
  facts about your aspect of the culture, get
  together with your group and discuss your
  findings.
• Finally, organize your information into a power
  point document, to be presented to the class.
• We will have a specific lesson on using power
  point later this week.

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Step Five

• Multicultural Celebration!
• Each group will make their presentation.
• Each group should begin by reading or acting out
  the Cinderella variation from their culture, and
  then making their presentation to the class.
• We will then listen to multicultural music, and
  have a fun food festival!

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In Conclusion

• Following this unit, you will be asked to write a
  short essay on word describing what you learned
  from this project. You may include things you
  liked about the project, and things you would
  change about the project.