I actually used this idea for my curriculum project, not even having read this forum post. Using the Cinderella story from several different cultures checks off many ELA and HSS standards. For my unit, I broke students into groups and each group charted the characters, setting, and plot of the following Cinderella stories: Native American (Alogonquin), "The Rough-Face Girl," Chinese, "Yeh-Shin: A Cinderella Story," and Korea's, "The Korean Cinderella." Then, each group does a gallery walk in order to see the differences. Then, we use a Venn Diagram to list the differences and similarities between each. Happy to add to this forum, it is a GREAT idea, I think!

This is similar to what I do in the beginning of the year! It's always fascinating to watch students identify the elements of a story, compare and contrast the stories, and think beyond the Disney version. I teach 5th grade, and I hope to use this as a tool in my own classroom. Since I teach writing as part of co-teaching rotation, I would add a narrative writing unit where students can research different cultures and write their own spin on a fairy tale. Responding to egonzalez, I didn't realize that there were over 350 versions. Thank you for sharing this website and resource!