Lesson+2

Grade Level: Second Grade

Unit: Fairy Tales

Assignment type: Scavenger Hunt

Lesson objectives:
 * Student will better understand parts of a story (elements of a story) after using the first link.
 * Student will be able to answer most of the higher level questions with minimal help after looking at the three links below. 
 * Student will understand that the Cinderella story has many different versions that have come from many different cultures and parts of history and that their elements vary.

Time required to complete this lesson: About three hours (multiple class periods) 

Title of lesson: Cinderella Cultural Scavenger Hunt 

Resources/materials needed: Students should use the word document below. 

Description of lesson: Students will be going on a Scavenger Hunt using various links on the internet to help them understand the elements (parts) of the Cinderella story and to understand how these elements vary throughout time and cultures. They will then answer questions over the various links. Parents will be encouraged to go look at the Cinderella book list and then pick out one of the books at the local library and read it with their student. If they want to practice identifying the parts of the story with their child and discuss the culture behind it, this would also help solidify the learning done using this lesson. 

Assignment: After looking over the three websites (with teacher scaffolding) students will then answer the ten higher level thinking questions (with teacher support) on the document (on the third page). 

Technology used: - Word Document - Various links on the internet

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Technology makes this assignment a lot more fun and interactive. It also compacts it into managable peices for a smaller child to udnerstand while still giving all the information that is neededed. The first website I used caters to multiple lerning styles with both the visual and audio elements. The second website (although a lot to read) helps students understand the main history of Cinderella in a compact area. The third website allows the students to explore a Cinderella story on their own from a different culture. (If the student is not a strong reader modifications, such as reading the story aloud to the student, may need to be made. The different formats of these websites will really encourage exploration of more websites. 