Shirley climo retold one of the worlds oldest cinderella stories. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, 9780780710740, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The egyptian cinderella shirley climo point of view. Used as a talk for writing text in year 4, could be used as a wagoll in year 3 or 4. The egyptian cinderella pimsleur arabic egyptian basic course level 1 lessons 110 cd. In this culture activity, students read climo s the egyptian cinderella, and compare it to the cinderella story they are familiar with.
Folklorist shirley climo retells an ageold irish tale that is an unusual twist on the popular cinderella story. Long ago, in the land of egypt, where the green nile river widens to meet the blue sea, there lived a maiden called. Year 3 the egyptian cinderella planning teaching resources. In this jewellike version of a classic story, popular folklorist shirley climo tells the tale of settareh, the persian cinderella. An unusual cinderella tale that is a combination of fact and fable. Somewhere in egypt is a girl who fits this shoe, he told them. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing.
For her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair as feathery as papyrus, and. Ruth heller in this version of cinderella set in egypt in the. Read the first section of the text see pdf attached and use what you know from your reading to draw a picture of rhodopis. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. A grecian slave girl, rhodopis, is rescued by the pharaoh from. Learn to speak and understand egyptian arabic with pimsleur language programs learn to draw disneys enchanted princesses. Now when rhodopis danced, her feet sparkled like fireflies shirley climo.
In this version of cinderella set in egypt in the sixth century b. Universal themes afford teachers opportunities to discuss with children the characteristics that link people together. The irish cinderlad, by shirley climo harpercollins, 1996 isbn 0060243961 lessons 8 and 9 little red riding hood, by jerry pinkney little, brown young readers, 2007 isbn 03160550 lesson 1 lon po po, by ed young putnam juvenile, 1996 isbn 06981824 lesson 2 1. She dropped out of college and took up her mothers work writing scripts for the weekly wgarradio childrens program fairytale theatre. Eading i s f undamentals t ory ampler reading up on.
The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident. Think about how her appearance is described in the text and what she might be doing. In this cinderella story, rhodopis shoe is carried by a falcon to the very lap of the pharaoh, who wants to make its owner his queen. Each day this week we are going to read part of a text. Shirley climos the egyptian cinderella crowell 1989, the. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo the korean cinderella by shirley climo the persian cinderella by shirley climo susan jouanah. Jun 03, 2009 a retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride. Prekk, 12 o rhodopis, a greek slave in ancient egypt, is given a pair of rosered slippers by her. In my opinion, the egyptian cinderella, is a good book. Culturespecific booklist cinderella around the world. Ruth heller travelled to korea to do the research for this book. Reading appreciation the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo.
Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off. The egyptian cinderella is tale of rhodopis, a greek slave girl who was teased and ridiculed at by the egyptian servants because of her different hair and skin coloring. In spite of the teasing, rhodopis had beautiful dancing skills that earned her rosered slippers from her master. The egyptian cinderella, by shirley climo, was such a cool story to me.
Rhodopis was born in greece, but had been kidnapped by pirates and sold into egyptian slavery. The plot was a nice follow in the cinderella canon, while keeping it unique and true to the egyptian way of life in the time of pharaohs, such as the cinderella being greek, standing out from the fellow egyptians. Egyptian cinderella short story suitable for year 3 or 4. The egyptian cinderella book by shirley climo egyptian cinderella by shirley climo the story of rhodopisa beautiful greek slave girl whose lost rosered slipper causes the pharoah to seek her as his queen. Now when rhodopis danced, her feet sparkled like firefliesshirley climo. Eading i s f undamentals t ory ampler reading up on ancient egypt. Continuation of learning outline year 4 work set for.
The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything. This no prep book unit is based on shirley climos the egyptian cinderella and contains 43pages of interactive, cross curricular and engaging activities all standardsaligned. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by hellers arresting. Cinderella lesson plan csames university of illinois at urbana. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo harpercollins juvenile, 1992 the trojan horse by emily little random house, 1988 tuts mummy. The egyptian s cinderella by shirley climo inference answer my curious questions just using the title and front cover of the book.
The egyptian cinderella resource pack contains a complete unit of work for ages 79, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. Try your best to use clues from the book, the picture, what you have learned in the past about egyptians and cinderella. She has nothing no mother or father, and no friends. It was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century b. San souci and sergio martinez fair, brown, and trembling. A grecian slave girl, rhodopis, is rescued by the pharaoh from her life of servitude in egypt. Lostand found by judy donnelly random house, 1988 note. Egyptian cinderella short story teaching resources. View and download powerpoint presentations on egyptian cinderella ppt.
An appalachian tale by joanne compton fair, brown and trembling. Egyptian art i am the mummy hebnefert by eve bunting, with illustrations by david christiana. Fifteen session medium term plan for year 3 using the book egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. Learn to draw ariel, cinderella, belle, rapunzel, and all of your. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about egyptian cinderella ppt. Buy egyptian cinderella by shirley climo from waterstones today. Just like his female counterpart, becan has a mean stepmother and stepsisters. The egyptian cinderella by climo, shirley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Here, the main character is settareh, who having lost her mother at birth is at the mercy of her stepmother and stepsisters and other female relatives who all live. Buy a cheap copy of the egyptian cinderella book by shirley climo.
He immortalized a woman by the same name in what historians. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. Reading workshop g2 bundle 3 cclearning targets resource of ideas evidence of learning ri. And, as epub in all cinderella stories, true love prevails. She has nothingno mother or father, and no friends. Shirley climo s version is based upon these versions of rhodopis, strabos rhodopis is an archetypal cinderella from the 1st century bc. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo scholastic. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller.
For instance, the egyptian cinderella, by shirley climo 1989 teaches that good behavior and patience can be rewarded, a theme universal to humanity. The egyptian cinderella simile their skin glowed like copper, but her pale skin burned red beneath the sun shirley climo. The egyptian cinderella shirley climo and ruth heller little gold star. The egyptian cinderella vipers questions ks2 teaching. An irish cinderella story jude daly the turkey girl. Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo moss gown, roughface girl talking eggs yeh shen mufaros beautiful daughter little gold star by joe hayes the tale of peter rabbit. The egyptians cinderella by shirley climo inference. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Aug 21, 20 the egyptian cinderella is tale of rhodopis, a greek slave girl who was teased and ridiculed at by the egyptian servants because of her different hair and skin coloring.
Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller, paperback. A retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride. A tale of two stories bibliography pigging out galdone, paul. Books by shirley climo author of the egyptian cinderella. They are able to relate to a version of cinderella that they are more familiar with and see how it is applied to the ancient egyptian culture. The recess queen by alexis oneill and laura huliskabeith.
A zuni cinderella story penny pollock and ed young ea. The egyptian cinderella vipers questions ks2 teaching resources. Ruth heller gross 19232004, professionally known as ruth heller, was a childrens author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geometric design and the representation of creatures,plants, patterns, and puzzles. The persian cinderella as written by shirley climo captures the rich traditions of the persians and the colorful illustrations by artist robert florczak are vivid and beautiful. Bundle 3 grade 2 language arts east allen county schools. The egyptian cinderella simile their skin glowed like copper, but her pale skin burned red beneath the sunshirley climo. Shirley climos the egyptian cinderella crowell 1989, the irish cinderlad harpercollins 1996, and the persian cinder. Shirley climo has 25 books on goodreads with 134 ratings.
Shirley climo is the author of many childrens books including the egyptian cinderella and king of the birds, both illustrated by ruth heller, and t. She attended depauw university until her mother died unexpectedly in 1949. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo readaloud revival. I wrote this myself based on the book egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. A hmong cinderella by jewell reinshart coburn greece ashpet. A set of vipers reading comprehension questions based on the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo used for year 4 ancient egypt topic.
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