Many cinderellas culture and history little fox animated stories for kids duration. This really emphasizes how wonderful rhodopis, the egyptian cinderella, is. Suggested breakdown of nonfiction text blocks this is based on a 2 week block an initial write in the text type similar text type already covered and a quality mark of this against prior learning, will ensure that the work is focused on the. The egyptian cinderella coloring outside the lines. Sep 15, 1989 the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo is an illustrated picture book that tells the tale of cinderella from the egyptian cultural perspective. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, 9780690048223, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Children will learn about papermaking, the origins of writing and about ancient egyptian art and culture, expressed through the art and artefacts discovered in king tutankhamuns tomb.
Publication date 1989 topics fairy tales, folklore egypt publisher crowell. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo and by the grimm brothers exposition cinderella grimm brothers version exposition cinderella was at her mothers bed side dear child, be pious, and then the good god will always protect thee rhodopis captured by pirates. Children will learn about papermaking, the origins of writing and about ancient egyptian art and culture, expressed through the art and artefacts discovered in. Books similar to the egyptian cinderella the egyptian cinderella. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. For her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair as feathery as papyrus, and her. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo goodreads. 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. The pharaoh amasis ii, who ruled from 570 to 526 bce, was said to. It first appeared in written form in the first century bce, written by the roman historian strabo. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal. The egyptian cinderella worksheet by jstafford tpt. Comprehension skills, doubleentry journals, graphic organizers, picture walk, vocabulary. Activity 1compare and contrast venn diagramstudents can use prepared sentence strips or write in their own ideas. The egyptian cinderella story debunked ancient history.
The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside. Worksheet includes a story map, a venn diagram, and a word search. In spite of the teasing, rhodopis had beautiful dancing skills that earned her rosered slippers from her master. Posted by genevieve in blog series, education, literacy, literature. 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 cind. The oldest known cinderella story whether it be from the disney movie or from a storybook, im sure you know about the classic story of cinderella.
The book was written in 1991 and i was able to watch a read aloud of the book on youtube where the individual narrates the story and shows the accompanying images. Images from the book egyptian cinderella cropped and sized to show to whole class on iwb. The story of rhodopis which is the real cinderella. As more and more people come to rely on digital information, fewer tend to check primary sources in books. Powerpoint art, design and history come together in this thank you cardmaking project dedicated to the egyptian sun god, ra. The book was written in 1991 and i was able to watch a read aloud of the book on youtube where the individual. 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. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by hellers arresting illustrations. A worksheet that accompanies the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. The egyptian cinderella, written by shrley climo, retells the classic cinderella story of an oppressed, humble greek slave girl named rhodopis who loses one of her rose red slippers only to have it returned by royalty seeking to marry whom the slipper fits. She has nothing no mother or father, and no friends. 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.
The egyptian cinderella by climo, shirley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We did this text at the same time as our ancient egyptian topic but could also be used for retelling stories or familiar tales. Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo images teaching. This version is viewed as one of the oldest versions in existence. Egyptian cinderella planning egyptians topic teaching.
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. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, rhodipis is. This is an enchanting and magical variant of the favorite fairy tale. 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. Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside the. In the original story he drops the slipper but does not drop the nuts or deliver the invitation. Mar 23, 2017 the modernday egyptian cinderella story, currently repeated with little variation online, is an example of how repetition becomes history in the digital age. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. An ancient egyptian cinderella story the red slippers. May 06, 2014 on the score card give the students who correctly guess the word 2 points. Only the beautiful rosered slippers her master gives her can make rhodopis smile.
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. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off. 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 other slaves who lived in the grand house by the nile rarely spoke to rhapdosis. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. This masterfully retold version of cinderella presents real korean customs and includes dramatic, brightly colored illustrations childrens literature. 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.
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. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. The origins of the fairytale figure may be traced back to the 6thcentury bc hetaera rhodopis. These three activities will help your student learn how to compare and contrast two versions of the fairy tale, cinderella.
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. In my opinion, the egyptian cinderella, is a good book. 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 version of cinderella set in egypt in the sixth century b. Reading appreciation the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo images tes resources. Common core egyptian cinderella compare and contrast. The servant girls in the story take the place of stepsisters because they are always ordering rhodpis around. 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. 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 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.
There was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo is an illustrated picture book that tells the tale of cinderella from the egyptian cultural perspective. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. We discussed what culture was and compared the culture of egypt to our own in the uk. The fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. I also thought it would be fun to make horus in awe of rhodopis since he is the falconheaded god of the sky and everyone is usually in awe of him. The red slippers, an ancient egyptian cinderella story. Previously posted the egyptian and chinese cinderella stories vie for which one came first. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. Somewhere in egypt is a girl who fits this shoe, he told them. If the truth be told, the slave girls were jealous of her beauty.
Yehshen, also spelled yehhsien, the chinese version, is thought to be the first written cinderella story dating approximately from the year 850 a. Activity 2opinion writingstudents write an opinion piece describing which version of cinderella they like. 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. It would be a great way to introduce egyptian history to an elementry class or a unit on fairy tales. Now when rhodopis danced, her feet sparkled like firefliesshirley climo.
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. It is an liberally expanded retelling of the ancient greek fairy tale of rhodopis, which is the earliest known version of cinderella hence the title. 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. Zarah and alice their skin glowed like copper, but her pale skin burned red beneath the sunshirley climo. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. 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. Nov 05, 2017 images from the book egyptian cinderella cropped and sized to show to whole class on iwb.
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. Oct 03, 2016 by shirley climo illustrated by ruth heller. 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. The egyptian cinderella, rhodopis, is thought to be the oldest cinderella story, dating back nearly 2000 years. Are you covering an egyptian topic with your ks2 class. The egyptian cinderella laurens world literature for children blog. She has nothingno mother or father, and no friends. Oct 19, 20 the egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. After reading the egyptian cinderella give the students a vocabulary quiz using quotes from the book. Go over the correct definitions of the words before reading the egyptian cinderella.
The fact that the egyptian cinderella is based on a real person makes me believe that maybe this storyline is the real beginning. The egyptian cinderella literacy unit by ks2history tpt. 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. Once upon a time, a long time ago in ancient egypt, there lived a lovely slave girl named rhapdosis. The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident. Images could also be stuck in books and used for inference or generating descriptive vocabulary. The egyptian cinderella is a 1989 childrens book written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. According to herodotus, rhodopis was a historical person, namely a thracian freedwoman of the 6th century b. We also compared the egyptian version of cinderella with the. 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. It was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. The egyptian cinderella is one of many versions of the cinderella story. Rhodopis was born in greece, but had been kidnapped by pirates and sold into egyptian slavery. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller.
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