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There are two parts to this WebQuest assignment.  Each team member must complete their individual task role assignment and participate in a team project.

Day One – An exploration of Cinderella Stories from Around the World:

Your team needs to deicide on two different Cinderella stories to read.  Check out these Web Sites to find two stories your team wants to read for your Quest…

• The Annotated Cinderella
• Cinderella - Many versions from around the world
• The Princess And The Golden Shoes - A Scottish Tale
• Yeh-Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story
• The Hidden One - A Native American Legend
• The Old Man's Daughter - A Romanian Cinderella.
• Maria Cinderella - From Spain
• Tattercoats - An English Tale
• The Korean Cinderella
• The Egyptian Cinderella

Day Two – Group Venn Diagram:

After reading the stories, your team will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two stories. To help you organize the information, go to the following Web Site to print a Venn diagram.

Click Here and Print your Venn Diagram Template

• Here are some ideas you can use:

• What is the main character’s name?

• Who lives with the main character?

• What is the main character’s wish?

• Who helps the main character get wish?

• How does the main character get wish?

• What task must the main character do?

• Are there any animals in the story?

• Is there magic in the story?

• How does the story prove the main character’s identity?

• What happens to the evil characters?

Day Three - Movie Production Team Roles:

Once you have read your stories and completed your Venn Diagram, team members will decide which story they think would make a better movie.  Each member must pick a specific role to perform. Will you be:

• The Screenwriter - the person who writes what will be written on the wall mural and everyone will say in the oral presentation to Mr. Spielberg?

• The Special Effects Artist - the one that picks the pictures to use on your wall mural?

• The Producer - the person who helps the screenwriter and the special effects artist?

• The Director - the one who will organize the presentation of your Cinderella story for presentation to the class and help all the other team members?

Review each role with your team. Decide who will take each role and complete required task; click the role titles to see the roles' assignments.

Day Four - Team Project:

Combining each team member’s ideas from the Venn Diagram and using pictures/illustrations to create wall mural. Your team project will be presented in this format. 

Also, the team members will create a short narrative about the story and why it would make a good movie, which will be given during class oral presentations to Mr. Spielberg.

Day Five - The Oral Presentations:

Display your wall mural and give your oral presentation about your favorite Cinderella story and why you thing Mr. Spielberg should use your version for his new movie.

Remember, you are trying to convince Steven Spielberg to choose your story.  Break a leg!  Ready?  Lights!  Camera!  Action!