CinderHazel
is a children’s traditional literature book. This book is considered
traditional literature because it is a variant of the fairy tale Cinderella.
This fairy tale has been told for thousands of years. The earliest written
version came from China around the 9th century A.D. This fairy tale
first originated orally. There are over 1500 different variants of this fairy
tale. CinderHazel has the same story line of the original fairy tale but has
some differences. This variant is the Halloween version.
CinderHazel was a very cute book about a girl named Hazel, her two stepsisters and her stepmother. All the characters in this book were witches, who could fly on brooms and cast spells. Hazel, on the other hand, used her broom to sweep up dirt, instead of flying; she claims to really "like" dirt. Like Cinderella, there was a ball that all the witches were going to because Prince Alarming was looking for a bride. CinderHazel was told she couldn't go, because of course, who would want to be seen with a girl who was so dirty. Upset, CinderHazel was going to prove her sisters wrong and go to that ball. When she tried to fly to the ball on her broom she heard, "ker-rrrrrack!" Just when she decided to stay home CinderHazel's "witchy godmother "appeared. The witchy godmother informs CinderHazel that she must go to the ball because not only does the palace have 15 fire places, but Prince Alarming is the King of Dirt! The witchy godmother casts some spells to get CinderHazel ready for the ball by transforming her broken broom into a vacuum. CinderHazel showed up to the ball COVERED in dirt and all the women had mistaken her as Prince Alarming, the King of Dirt! The book continues on and gives the reader a good laugh. So what do YOU think will happen when the witches realize, that the person covered in dirt, is really CinderHazel?
The story of CinderHazel contains many elements of traditional literature. The setting is very vague. “It was another day in the dustbin for Hazel.” This is the first line of the book and is the only time the setting is mentioned throughout the story. This story is also considered a fairy tale because it contains witches and magic. This story also includes motifs such as magic and flying. These motif examples come from the spells cast in the story and also the flying the witches do to get to the ball.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I think that some traditional literature books tend to get boring and are easy to lose the attention of the reader. However, this book kept me interested the whole way through. I know that most children love Halloween so this would be easy to use to keep their attention but to also teach about traditional literature. I think it would be neat to read the original variant of Cinderella and then to read a different variant, and explain how traditional literature books have different variants. This book allows for many fun activities to do with the class including Halloween activity and even research style learning.
Our last blog was over poetry, this week we blogged about traditional literature, any ideas or guesses of what we will be blogging about next?
CinderHazel was a very cute book about a girl named Hazel, her two stepsisters and her stepmother. All the characters in this book were witches, who could fly on brooms and cast spells. Hazel, on the other hand, used her broom to sweep up dirt, instead of flying; she claims to really "like" dirt. Like Cinderella, there was a ball that all the witches were going to because Prince Alarming was looking for a bride. CinderHazel was told she couldn't go, because of course, who would want to be seen with a girl who was so dirty. Upset, CinderHazel was going to prove her sisters wrong and go to that ball. When she tried to fly to the ball on her broom she heard, "ker-rrrrrack!" Just when she decided to stay home CinderHazel's "witchy godmother "appeared. The witchy godmother informs CinderHazel that she must go to the ball because not only does the palace have 15 fire places, but Prince Alarming is the King of Dirt! The witchy godmother casts some spells to get CinderHazel ready for the ball by transforming her broken broom into a vacuum. CinderHazel showed up to the ball COVERED in dirt and all the women had mistaken her as Prince Alarming, the King of Dirt! The book continues on and gives the reader a good laugh. So what do YOU think will happen when the witches realize, that the person covered in dirt, is really CinderHazel?
The story of CinderHazel contains many elements of traditional literature. The setting is very vague. “It was another day in the dustbin for Hazel.” This is the first line of the book and is the only time the setting is mentioned throughout the story. This story is also considered a fairy tale because it contains witches and magic. This story also includes motifs such as magic and flying. These motif examples come from the spells cast in the story and also the flying the witches do to get to the ball.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I think that some traditional literature books tend to get boring and are easy to lose the attention of the reader. However, this book kept me interested the whole way through. I know that most children love Halloween so this would be easy to use to keep their attention but to also teach about traditional literature. I think it would be neat to read the original variant of Cinderella and then to read a different variant, and explain how traditional literature books have different variants. This book allows for many fun activities to do with the class including Halloween activity and even research style learning.
Our last blog was over poetry, this week we blogged about traditional literature, any ideas or guesses of what we will be blogging about next?
I really like your selection! This is a great variant of "Cinderella," and your post kept me intriguid the whole time! The story has wonderful examples of motifs, such as magic, witches, and a sense of trickery (since we are left guessing if CinderHazel is the King of Dirt!) I am very interested in reading this Tradional Literature book and finding out what happens at the end! -Lindsay
ReplyDeleteThis blog was very engaging and made me want to read CinderHazel to find out what happens in the end! I like how you told us where the story of Cinderella first originated and explained the different variants. This is a traditional literature book because it is fantasy and contains motifs. Good job! -Katie
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this blog because it was very interesting. Children would probably be wondering why would a Prince be dirty. This book as well as Cinderella can be used to teach the concept of comparing and contrasting amongst literature texts. -Katrice Gates
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think it is good to have a vague setting. It gives the reader an opportunity to make up the setting in their mind as the read. Of course, every good story needs a little magic! I think that this helps keep the reader engaged throughout the story.
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CinderHazel would be a great book to use when teaching about variants. It would be great to compare and contrast the original Cinderella to CinderHazel. This book does have great variety in its motifs and would be of great use when teaching about what traditional literature is. -Kaitlyn Morefield
ReplyDeleteThis book looks so cute. I love the way you left the reader of your blog guessing about the ending of the book. I think this would be a great book to teach students about traditional literature. This book looks fun and interesting. Its also has a Halloween theme, which children will love. All these things will keep students attention. I love your choice of books.
ReplyDelete---Meghan Ward
I enjoyed reading your blog. The fact that you didn't tell us what happened in the end left me wanting to read the story for myself, but to also include it into my future classroom. I think that children would love to read this book and would be intrigued that there are so many different variants to the story of Cinderella, but that their teachers could use this book to teach them about traditional literature. -Karli Thompson
ReplyDeleteWhat a great twist on the Cinderella we all know! It was great that you had many facts of how and where Cinderella originated from. I would love to read this variant and compare it to the Cinderella I'm used to. There are many elements of traditional literature in this story and I know the students would enjoy and be entertained in this variant of Cinderella. ~Amanda Daughtry
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun book! I really like your idea about using it to compare to the original Cinderella, and allowing the students to compare and contrast the two. There are so many variations of Cinderella, but this one looks like it would be fun for both boys and girls. Nice work!
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CinderHazel is a great traditional literature book. By reading this to the students, they will more than likely have all their focus on the book to see how it differs from the Cinderella they already know about. This book has great traditional literature elements throughout the book. CinderHazel shows great examples of some motifs elements. The blog was great and kept me intrigued the entire time.-Dianne
ReplyDeleteI like this traditional literature book that you chose. This book would be a great book to teach children about variants. You could even do a Venn diagram with using another type of Cinderella book.
ReplyDeleteCara
Deletethis book is a good variant of Cinderella! I think it would go well in a classroom to show the students a different perspective of how to look at stories they already know and love! You could have your students compare and contrast the story (more than likely the Disney version) of Cinderella, with this version, and possibly others! Thank you for sharing! ~ Jennifer
ReplyDeleteI think that this book would be great to use for fourth and fifth graders in having them write a short paper comparing and contrasting the two variations of Cinderella. As many have mentioned already, this is a great book to use within traditional literature especially when showing variation. I would definitely consider using this book to teach traditional literature.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really good variant to Cinderella. I think students enjoy reading stories that variate from the original stories they are used to reading. It is good for comparing and contrasting and introducing students to these concepts.(Britani)
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of his variant of Cinderella before reading your blog. Your summary intrigued me, and I think children would love reading this fairy tale! I love how she is completely dirty instead of pristine and beautiful like the Princess Cinderella, and also how the motif of magic transforms her broom into a vacuum. I also like the vagueness of traditional literature as you mentioned about the scene. I feel this gives the reader a way to imagine what the scene looks like in their own way. Thanks for sharing this story! --Elma
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about this variant of Cinderella! I think most children could relate to it because the have heard or read the "Traditional Cinderella" or disney version. You can use this in the classroom to compare and contrast the two! Great job!
ReplyDeleteMallory
I agree that CinderHazel is a traditional literature text with a twist. I personally loved this variant and feel it gives a fresh perspective to a classic yet over used story line. –Trey
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there were so many variants of Cinderella. I think the children would really enjoy hearing all the different versions. I would have them compare and contrast the different versions then maybe discuss which one is their favorite.
ReplyDelete-Ashanti