Part I: You will be writing an in-class essay based on the knowledge you have acquired from the Cinderella Stories. This essay will
be compare and contrast as you look at the titles of two specific Cinderella stories of your choice. You will need to follow the outline
below and make sure to include 7-10 sentences in each paragraph to ensure full credit. Much of the outline walks you through what you
need to do. This will be worth A FORMALIZED WRITING GRADE (70 PTS.). It will need to be in your own writing and you must do this
SILENTLY and on your own. No help from anyone!!! This is your ANALYSIS of what you have read.
Introduction

Brief summary of the story’s archetype (1 sentence):
In the classic story of “Cinderella”, a beautiful young woman is treated badly but in the end lives happily ever
after with a prince.
 Transition sentence to “Cinderella” stories from different cultures:
Almost every culture has a “Cinderella” story, with different cultural details.
 Brief summary of each story (2 sentences):
The French version of “Cinderella” is romantic and happy, where the Cinderella character forgives her bad
stepsisters by finding them husbands and allowing them to live in the palace with her and the prince. However, in the
German version of “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the stepsisters are violently punished for mistreating
Cinderella.
 Thesis Statement (3 main points that are the main idea of your essay)
Even though the _(title #1)____________ and _title #2_____________ are similar in their ___________,
____________, and ____________, the stories differ in their ___________, ____________, and ____________.
Even though the French “Cinderella” and German “Cinderella” are similar in the names, contact with the prince, and
themes, they differ in their cultural details, godmother figures, and magical transformations.
1st Body Paragraph - SIMILARITIES
 ___title #1____ and ___title #2___ are similar in their ___________, ____________, and ____________,
 Examples from the stories that support #1
Both stories call the main character Cinderella as her name because she would be covered with soot working near
the stove.
 Examples from the stories that support #2
Both stories are similar in the way the girls meet the prince. In both the French version and the Grimm version, the
girls are invited to a ball and meet the prince.
 Examples from the stories that support #3
 Concluding Sentence
2nd Body Paragraph - DIFFERENCES
 ___title #1____ and ___title #2___ are very different in their ___________, ____________, and ____________,
 Examples from the stories that support #1
 Examples from the stories that support #2
 Examples from the stories that support #3
 Concluding Sentence
Conclusion
 Summarize your thesis: Even though Charles Perrault’s “Cinderella” shares a similar archetype with the Grimms’ “Cinderella”,
there are very different in their cultural details, godmother figures, and magical transformations.
 Restate main points (each restatement should be a separate sentence)
 Concluding sentence
ALL Essays should have the following:
 Put quotations around the titles of stories.
 Story chart stapled to the top of essay
DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACKS OF PAGES
 Correct spelling and grammar! (use a dictionary and thesaurus!)… Write out all words, symbols, etc. No abbreviations
 Write in complete sentences. Every sentence in your essay should have a subject and a predicate and should make sense!
Part II: The Creative Component (30 pts.) WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE ESSAY, YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE A
VISUAL COMPARISON OF THE TWO STORIES YOU HAVE CHOSEN. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD CREATE A VENN DIAGRAM
COMPARING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE, A PICTURE DRAWING THE TWO CINDERELLAS AND POINTING TO THEIR DIFFERENCES,
OR SOMETHING ELSE. THIS IS WORTH 30 PTS OF YOUR GRADE.