Jun, 2015 a extended series of images to the life, times, and loves of ancient greece and egypt from the novel hetaera. Egyptian cinderella planning egyptians topic ancient. This story is based off of the original version of cinderella from ancient egypt. Is this egyptian fable the oldest cinderella story. It was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. The egyptian cinderella worksheet by jstafford tpt. Oct 03, 2016 by shirley climo illustrated by ruth heller. Rhodopis was born in greece, but had been kidnapped by pirates and sold into egyptian slavery. Reading a story is all well and good, however i have found that to broaden the horizons of my children and students i need to make the book come alive, mean more than just the words that they read, show them that literature has a basis in their every day lives. In this story, rhodopis, meaning rosycheeked in greek, is taken from her home and bought as a slave in egypt. She looks different than the other slaves and servants there because of her hair and rosyred face. The egyptian cinderella literacy unit by ks2history tpt. Somewhere in egypt is a girl who fits this shoe, he told them.
Told from the perspective of her fairy godmother, readers experience a truly enchanting visual adventure as they move through the village, visit the chateau. Cinderella definition and meaning collins english dictionary. 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. The egyptian cinderella an egyptian tale one of the worlds oldest cinderella stories recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century b. The fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. Egyptian cinderella vocabularylist coaxed companions nimble ra raft double crown barge gawked papyrus spite jeered tunic talons pyramid din slippers. Rhodopis the egyptian cinderella adapted from the strabo, historian, 64 bc 24 ad long ago in the land of egypt, land of the green nile and the blue mediterranean and the rising sun, there lived a slave girl named rhodopis. Princessography is a unique, inworld account of cinderellas story featuring lush, original illustrations on every page. A girl gets mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until her fairy godmother turns up. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. The egyptian cinderella is a captivating retelling of the classic cinderella tale. I wanted to retell the story from horus point of view to go along with the animal theme. Once upon a time, there was beautiful servant named rhodopis. This version is viewed as one of the oldest versions in existence.
Worksheets are cinderella stories a multicultural unit, cinderella lesson plan, study guide for the egyptian cinderella, the egyptian cinderella pdf by shirley climo, the egyptian cinderella pdf by shirley climo ebook, cinderella, beyond theglass slipper a cultural curriculum infusion model, unit cinderella. The clay pot boy pueblo indian story settingsouthwest usa moral rags to riches setting time19301988, or prior cinderella is called the clay pot boy prince is the grandfather magic occurs when spring impregnates girl, clay pot boy is born and can roll, and when clay pot boy sprouts arms and legs. For her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair as feathery as papyrus, and her. In this egyptian cinderella lesson plan, students work in teams to produce their own videotape version of the story.
I thought it would be fun to give horus a little bit bigger role than he had in the original story. As my class had been studying ancient egypt, it was well worth looking into the egyptian version it helped with discussing the culture of egypt today and 3000. The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. She catches his eye, but has to flee before the magic wears out. The egyptian cinderella literacy pack contains a complete unit of wor k for years 34, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. This ancient egyptian version of cinderella is considered the oldest version of the story, recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. In this jewellike version of a classic story, popular folklorist shirley climo tells the tale of settareh, the persian cinderella. 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. Reading appreciation the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off.
Whether it be from the disney movie or from a storybook, im sure you know about the classic story of cinderella the fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. But, compared to our own times, there were very few books in ancient egypt. Magically decked out in a beautiful gown, pumpkinshaped carriage, and extremely impractical footwear, she is able to attend the princes ball. The egyptian version of cinderella where her name is rhodopis is considered the oldest version of the story, the literature was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc.
It is a cinderella of charities, and needs more help. This is a story planning template for pupils to plan their own version of an egyptian cinderella story. We also compared the egyptian version of cinderella with the wellknown western version, originally written by charles perrault in 1697 and animated by walt disney in 1950. The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident. This egyptian spin on the classic cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a roman historian and is retold here by folklorist shirley climo.
Three little pigs, story for children clap clap kids, fairy tales and songs for kids duration. The story was first recorded by the greek historian strabo in the late first century bc or early first century ad and is considered the earliest known variant of the cinderella story. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal. Dispatches from the front lines of the new girliegirl culture chinese cinderella. The tales origins appear to date back to a chinese story, yehshen, from the ninth century. Egyptian cinderella story plan template teaching resources. In this culture lesson, students read climos the egyptian cinderella, and compare it to the cinderella story they are familiar with.
Whether it be from the disney movie or from a storybook, im sure you know about the classic story of cinderella. The egyptian version of cinderella where her name is rhodopis is considered the oldest version of the story, the literature was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc long ago in the ancient land of egypt were the green water of the nile river flows into the blue water of the mediterranean sea lived a young maiden named rhodopis, she born in greece but was. Also, the illustrations are a beautiful addition to the story, enhancing the environment and story. I thought it would be fun to give horus a little bit bigger role than he had in the original story by giving him some behindthescenes work. Egyptian children grew up hearing and telling stories, and singing songs, just as you do. Over 1,000 years before the first european cinderella story appeared, the tale of yehshen was part of chinas storytelling tradition. Best story books ancient egypt for kids ancient egypt activities egyptian mummies a cinderella story curriculum mapping core curriculum common core standards folklore. Oct 19, 20 the egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. The children loved reenacting the story through drama and it was a great opportunity to take some freeze frame photos of individual scenes to create a display that retold. Zarah and alice their skin glowed like copper, but her pale skin burned red beneath the sunshirley climo. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo goodreads. 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 story of rhodopis which is the real cinderella.
Egyptian cinderella planning egyptians topic teaching. In the west, it has enjoyed a continuous following since its revision and publication by charles perrault in 1697 ce but the tale of. Sep 15, 1989 the egyptian cinderella is a captivating retelling of the classic cinderella tale. Three servant girls treat her poorly because she is. Publication date 1989 topics fairy tales, folklore egypt publisher.
Now when rhodopis danced, her feet sparkled like firefliesshirley climo. The egyptian cinderella, rhodopis, is thought to be the oldest cinderella story, dating back nearly 2000 years. Egyptian cinderella there are hundreds of versions of cinderella all over the world why not take one of the versions as a starting point for a new unit on stories from other cultures. Persian cinderella chinese cinderella and the secret dragon society cinderella skeleton cinderella story. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. The story of rhodopis, a greek slave girl in ancient egypt, is an interesting variant of the traditional cinderella legend. The egyptian cinderella pack contains a complete unit of work for year 34, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo.
There was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh. The ten lessons in this english unit give children the opportunity to read and listen to the story of the egyptian cinderella a number of times in order to become familiar with the language and structure of the story. The egyptian cinderella lesson plan for 4th 5th grade. More than 500 versions have been found just in europe. Cinderella read the book to your class watch the video listen to the soundtrack an art lesson incorporating fairy tales this art project incorporates the fairy tale theme and uses the story of cinderella. A worksheet that accompanies the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. The woman whos story is somewhat based upon was believed to be the beautiful rhodopis born in northern greece, kidnapped by pirates, sold to a man on the island of samos, a fellow slave, a homely little man. The egyptian cinderella story debunked ancient history.
Displaying all worksheets related to egyptian cinderella. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. If you describe a person or organization as a cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. Yehshen, also spelled yehhsien, the chinese version, is thought to be the first written cinderella story dating approximately from the year 850 a. Most people in america can read, and we have many libraries. Executed with chromatic splendora unique combination of. Because of her rosy complexion and fair hair, rhodopis is scorned and teased by the egyptian servant girls who work for her kind but disinterested master. Long ago in the ancient land of egypt were the green water of the nile river flows into the blue water of the mediterranean sea lived a young maiden named rhodopis. In spite of the teasing, rhodopis had beautiful dancing skills that earned her rosered slippers from her master. Mar 23, 2017 the story of cinderella is one of the most popular in the world. Learners create a play of their own version of the egyptian cinderella. The ten lessons in this unit aim to give children the opportunity to read and listen to the story of the egyptian cinderella a number of times in order to. Worksheet includes a story map, a venn diagram, and a word search.
Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside. Once upon a time, there was beautiful servant named. Egyptians wrote an early version of the cinderella story. Rhodopis is a slave given red slippers by her master. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller. 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. The egyptian cinderella is one of many versions of the cinderella story. But did you know that the oldest story of cinderella was quite a bit different and had her living in egypt.
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