Whipple, L. (2002). If the shoe fits: Stories of Cinderella. New
York, NY: Margaret K McElderry Books.
Summary: This is a specialized book of poems that are all about Cinderella. The poems are written from various points of view, for example: some of the
poems are from the point of view of the evil-stepsisters, the fairy godmother,
Cinderella, etc. The poem called The
Rat’s Ride has great examples of onomatopoeias,
such as the line from page 40 that says, “Eeek, eeek! Squeeeak, squeeeak,
squeeeak!” The illustrations are drawn
using a media that appears to be
colored pencil. The figures are drawn as
cartoons.
Reflection: My students will love this collection of poems
because Cinderella is a familiar character to them and the poems are funny. I will be using one of the poems from this
book as a fluency poem during our fairy tale unit. My students read one poem every day for a
week; they focus on a different element of fluency (accuracy, rate, expression,
etc.) each day.
Classroom Connection: If the Shoe Fits is a great book
to use when comparing and contrasting different characters and their point of
view. I would first teach my students about narrators and point of view
then ask them to identify the narrator in each poem. Then, I would give
them a graphic organizer that has room to compare and contract four different
characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions. To tie in writing, I would
ask my students to write a bio poem about one of characters from Cinderella.
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The fourth grade common core standard that these
activities will meet is:
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view
from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between
first- and third-person narrations.
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Big
Questions: How do you know who the narrator is in each poem?
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