The roughface girl is about an indian girl who wins in the end. Previously posted the roughface girl written by rafe martin, illustrated by david shannon is a reworking of an algonquin indian cinderella. The rough faced girl book companion activities speech therapy or differentiation. The roughface girl printables, classroom activities, teacher. As her reward beauty is restored to the young girl and she lives a life of happiness with her husband. Free the roughface girl worksheets and literature unit for. Some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through.
Having a good supply of native american stories on hand, as well as informational text about different tribes offers students meaningful reading and writing time. In this delightful retelling of the classic fairy tale, prince cinders sets out on an adventure, aided by his very own fairy. With rafe martins book, one of the best cinderella stories from around the globe if not the best is accompanied by david shannons fabulous. Almost throughout the book, the text appears on the left side, giving the entire right side of the book to powerful illustrations. Theyll see that literature, reading, and story telling is something all cultures have in common. The author used the character traits of the roughface girl to determine the lesson of the story. The roughface girl is a native american version of cinderella. Another good collection of wabanaki legends, told by a penobscot indian author. Visit the websites for more info and to purchase tickets. This no prep book unit is a companion to the roughface girl an algonquin cinderella story and contains pages and pages of interactive, crosscurricular and engaging activities all standardsaligned. The main characters face and how she becomes favored by the invisible being is a central theme in the book. Add her character traits to an ongoing anchor chart. The roughface girl has been added to your cart add to cart.
Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. The roughface girl by rafe martin and david shannon division grade. The roughface girl is an algonquin indian cinderella story that sees good rewarded and evil punished. Comparing cinderella and the roughface girl lesson plan. A native american cinderella story opens at synetic family theater. Vocab cards with matching definitions 2 bubble maps 2 compare and contrast activities abc order vocabulary page. My team and i chose the roughface girl as our shared reading text for this particular week. Click download or read online button to get the rough face girl book now. In this algonquin indian version of the cinderella story, a roughface girl wins the heart.
Free the roughface girl study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Pupils examine similarities and differences between cultures. Discuss what made the roughface girl different from her sisters. The teaching materials related to the roughface girl summary. Its helped me move from the book and be more creative. A first nation retelling of the fairy tale, cinderella. He had a sister who attended to all his wants, and it was known that any girl who could see him might marry him. The sisters take advantage of roughface girl, whose face is scarred from the sparks of the fire she tends. The roughface girl being kind and good is able to pass the test and truly see the invisible being. As the students move back to their seats, ask them to think about what was the greatest strength in the storythe thing that was most valued. Comparing and contrasting cinderella stories lesson plan. Although this book has been accused of citing misleading sources, and criticized for its europeanized retelling, the roughfaced girl, by rafe martin, illustrated by david shannon earned one star from me for shannons illustration of the roughfaced girl now smooth and dewy fresh bathing in the lake.
He was a mighty hunter, whose spirit guide was tiam, the moose. At the end of the unit, they are allowed to vote for their favorite story, and they can only vote once. In the village there also lives a poor man, along with his three daughters. Tell the students that you want them to listen for similarities and differences between this book and the other cinderella stories. Comparing cinderella and the roughface girl education world. Father of the 3 girls this book has many ties to nature and brings in cultural details such as the buckskin clothing, moccasins and shells that the sisters ask for. His books and tapes have received national and regional acclaim, including. Text talk lesson the roughface girl nicolescogginss blog. Beautiful picture book illustrating the story of oochigeas and the invisible being. Only the youngest, whose face and hair is badly scarred from feeding the fires, can answer his questions correctly and see him everywhere. The invisible being is lonely and longs for a companion.
This is the last weekend of the three billy goats gruff at the puppet co. And imagination stage presents what does red do on thursdays. The text states that the roughface girl also asked her father for a new buckskin dress, moccasins, and necklaces. Text talk lesson for the roughface girl written by. The rough face girl second grade writing, 2nd grade. This comparing cinderella and the roughface girl lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 5th grade. The roughface girl by rafe martin is a wonderful, rich book to compare with. In this story, two native american sisters want to marry the invisible being. Washing in the water of the lake transforms the body and hair of rough face girl into the beautiful wife of the invisible being. The rough face girl rough face girl supplemental unit pack great resource if your class is doing a book study or reading the book the rough face girl. The roughface girl by rafe martin and david shannon. Click to see the original works with their full license.
There are great illustrations of the village and the people are drawn to look like authentic american indians. Last week we dug deep into the rough face girl by rafe martin. For differentiated learning or speech therapy language resources for the book the roughfaced girlthere are. It is also a great book to comparecontrast the disney cinderella story with.
I had 9 students vote for this book as their favorite. Rafe martin is an internationally known, awardwinning author and storyteller. Students will recognize the four major literary elements. When her older sisters try to convince the invisible beings sister that they can see him, they are rebuffed. Roughfaced girl literacy activities coloring outside the lines. See more ideas about compare and contrast, traditional literature and read aloud. The dramatic illustrations reflect the vibrant earth colors of the native landscape and the. The roughface girl by rafe martin lesson plan educator. In this algonquin indian version of the cinderella story, a roughface girl wins the heart of a mysterious man, to the chagrin of her beautiful and cruel sisters. Lesson plan ideas for 5 days of shared or guided reading,vocabulary cards to illustrate the meanings of specific words in the storya vocabulary worksheet to reinforce the word meaningsa syno.
Rough faced girl was mistreated by two older sisters. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Compare this story with a more traditional cinderella story. Explain to the students that they will fill out this notebook sheet so that they can understand the vocabulary in the book they will be listening to shortly. The lesson of the story is that people who are cruel and thoughtless get their just reward as do those who are kind and good. The roughface girl is able to answer the sisters questions because she sees the invisible being in the natural world around her.
After reading, ask students to tell you what they learned from the story about the culture of the eastern woodland indians. The two beautiful but spoiled daughters of a poor village man try their best to be chosen, but it is their roughfacegirl sister, scarred on her face and arms from tending fires, who sees the invisible being in the wonder of the natural world. The roughface girl is a wonderful picture book due to its creative but effective life lesson as well as traditional cinderella type story. This books reveals the how there are consequences not treating others nicely as shown with the two sisters who made the third sister keep to the fire to the extent that the fire charred and burnt her skin. I did stone soup last week and the kids loved the activities.
One of the things that i truly like about rafe martins book the rough face girl is that it is a powerful tool in piquing interest in history. Ala notable childrens book distinction, parents choice gold awards, the anne izard storytellers choice award, and honor book for the 1994 texas bluebonnet award. In a village, there lives an invisible being, which no one can see except his sister. Sootface and roughface girl venn diagram this is a great opportunity for early finishers to complete some of the extension activities i suggest. The rough face girl has three sisters and a father who live in a village of wigwams. From the algonquins, a cinderella story baltimore sun. Rough face girl there was once a large village situated on the border of a lake. This book was an excellent addition to my cinderella story collection. Explain to students that the class will be reading two books today. But, in the roughface girl, no fairy godmother arrives to dress the leftbehind sister in a beautiful gown and send her off to be admired by all. Native americans, the roughface girl, cinderella, tale, fairy, rafe martin, indians. The roughface girl printables, classroom activities. Free the roughface girl worksheets and literature unit.
I myself have a trace of cherokee, and while these two tribes are different what it all comes down to, is that here in the americas we too have our own cinderella story. Roughfaced girl literacy activities coloring outside. Have a student read aloud the background information while others follow along. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
We learned a lot throughout the unit, but our main focus was identifyingusing adjectives and comparing different versions of a folktale. Apr 8, 2016 the rough face girlrough face girl supplemental unit. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities. Native american cinderella play script for schoolsthe. Display the roughface girl vocabulary notebook document on an overhead or projector.
The version repeated in that book and then retold in the roughface girl is almost perfectly identical. She saw the invisible being in the beauty of nature. The rough face girl is a young girl who is forced by her sisters to sit close to and feed wood to the fire every night. The roughface girl updated on 22317 this is a great read aloud and teaches an important lesson. The roughface girl is an adaptation of the native american version of a cinderella story. Quizcharacter traits activity page20 reading comprehension questions 5 on each. Every girl in the village desires to be chosen but only the one who can truly see him will get the chance. In this literature worksheet, learners refer to the book entitled the rough face girl. Two faces of the roughfaced girl the main characters face and how she becomes favored by the invisible being is a central theme in the book. The other is the roughface girl, which is a legend from the eastern woodland tribes. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
The roughface girl is a native american version of the classic cinderella story. The rough face girl download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The two older sisters, who mistreat the younger sister, try to marry the invisible being, but fail. Sophisticated and hauntingly illustrated, experienced readers will see similarities between this algonquin tale and its familiar european. At one end of the village was a lodge in which lived a being who was always invisible. Students will use information from the book to create. Use a graphic organizer to help you understand the similarities. The reader is not certain the roughface girl will be able to answer the questions. In a way, this proves the entrancing nature of this tale, and its capacity for retellings. A special member of the tribe, the invisible one, is seeking a wife. Lesson plans for 5 days of reading, vocabulary, and.
A southern folktale in which kind blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded. Students will then read another lesson outlining cinderella stories in other cultures before participating in a comparing and contrasting activity. One of the things that i truly like about rafe martins book the roughface girl is that it is a powerful tool in piquing interest in history. Students respond to 9 short answer reading comprehension questions. His sister provides a special test for the girls in the village.
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