Model Unit for Cinderella:

Princess Furball

Model of a Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA)

A. Before Reading

��������� Read title�What does the title suggest?

������������������ Why �furball�?

��������� Look at the front cover�Who are these people? What are they doing?

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������������������ Notice face of furball.

B. Stop #1: pages 1-4

��������� On page 1, how is the princess described?

��������� What had her father done? (p. 3)

��������� What did the princess ask of her father? (p. 3)

������������������ 3 dresses�describe them

������������������ coat�describe it

��������� Why did she ask her father this?

��������� (Prediction) What do you think will happen?

C. Stop #2: pages 5-18

��������� Why did the princess run away?

��������� What did she put in the 3 walnut shells? (p. 8)

��������� What Happened to her?

������������������ young King found her (p.11)

������������������ worked for the cook (p. 13)

��������� What happened at the ball?

������������������ put on her sun dress (p. 15)

������������������ danced (p. 17)

������������������ How did she run? (p. 17)

������������������ she changed back to furball

��������� What did Furball do in the kitchen?

������������������ made soup (p. 18)

������������������ put ring in soup (p. 18)

��������� Why did Furball put the ring in the soup?

��������� (Prediction) What do you think will happen next?

D. Stop #3: pages 19-26�

��������� What happened when the king ate the soup?

������������������ he liked it (p. 20)

������������������ he found the ring (p. 20)

������������������ he asked to speak with Furball (p. 20)

��������� What happened at the 2^nd ball?

������������������ princess wore the moon dress (p. 23)

������������������ danced (p. 23)

������������������ How did she slip away (p. 25)

��������� What did she do in the kitchen?

������������������ made soup (p. 25)

������������������ dropped gold thimble into soup (p. 25)

��������� What did the king do?

������������������ ate soup and discovered thimble (p. 26)

������������������ asked to speak with Furball (p. 26)

��������� Why do you think Furball put the thimble into the soup?

��������� Why did the king ask her about it?

��������� (Prediction) What will happen next?

E. Stop #4: pages 27-end (p. 35)

��������� What was different at the 3^rd ball?

������������������ star dress (p. 28)

������������������ king put ring on her finger when they danced (p. 28)

������������������ she kept the dress on under the fur coat (p. 29)

������������������ spinning wheel was added to the soup (p. 29)

������������������ King saw the ring on Furball�s finger (p. 31)

��������� Describe what happened at the end?

Do you think there was any magic in this story? If so, please give examples?

��������� How is Furball same/different from other Cinderellas?

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