The Egyptian Cinderella by S. Climo Illustrated by R. Helley: Traditional/Folk

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Story Pyramid for The Egyptian Cinderella
By Shirley Climo
Rhodopis
Greek Slave
Unfair Lonely Teasing
Rose-Red Gold Slippers Made
Egyptian Servant Girls were Jealous
Falcon Swooped Down and Snatched Slippers
Falcon Took Slippers to Pharoah Amasis Palace
Pharoah Amasis married Rhodopis and became his Queen


Pyramid created by Kat Davis

This version of Cinderella was not all that different from the standard typical version of Cinderella. The main thing I noticed was that Rhodopis was not Egyptian. She did not have a copper color to her nor were her eyes brown. Everyone was jealous of her from the beginning because of her looks, and because she wore beautiful shoes that were made especially for her because they had a sturdy worker’s sole. I would use a story pyramid within my classroom to aid student’s thinking about text and to help them consolidate the main idea of the story into a manageable one. This application was very helpful in the organization process and I fell as though it would be easy for upper elementary students to use and access.