Feelings
How did Cinderella feel at the beginning of Cinderella’s Very Bad Day?
She felt upset/sad because things were going wrong.
Who is telling the story in Cinderella’s Very Bad Day?
Third-person narrator.
What problem does Cinderella face in Cinderella’s Very Bad Day?
Everything goes wrong for her that day.
Which two characters are most different in how they react to problems?
Rabbit and Coyote.
What does “frustrated” mean in the story?
Annoyed, angry, or mad
How might Rabbit feel during The Trial of Rabbit?
He might feel nervous, scared, or worried.
What is the Genre for Rabbit and Coyote?
FolkTale
What are the three tricks Rabbit does to Coyote?
He lies to him to get him in a box, eat a jicara fruit, and to drink the water making the coyote think it was cheese.
How are the stepsisters in Cinderella’s Very Bad Day and Too Much for Words different?
One set might be meaner, or respond differently to Cinderella’s feelings.
What does “delectable" mean in "Cinderella Too Much For Words."
Delicious
Why did Coyote act differently than Rabbit in Rabbit and Coyote?
Because they each saw the situation differently.
How does the narrator help you know how characters feel?
Through descriptions and actions.
What role does the Monkey play in The Trial of Rabbit?
It decides if Rabbit did something wrong.
Compare how Cinderella and Rabbit solve their problems.
Cinderella keeps trying; Rabbit uses cleverness.
What is does it mean to be accused?
To be charged of a crime.
How would the stepsisters feel when Cinderella succeeds at the ball?
They might feel surprised or jealous.
Why might two characters describe the same event differently?
Because they think and feel differently.
What happens at the end of Cinderella Too Much for Words?
Cinderella gets what she wanted or the story solves the main problem.
How do the endings of Rabbit and Coyote and The Trial of Rabbit might differ?
One outcome might be fair, the other trickier.
Find a sentence that shows Rabbit was tricky and explain it.
Open to response
In Rabbit and Coyote or The Trial of Rabbit, how do two different characters feel about the same event? Explain why their feelings are different.
Rabbit feels confident or clever because he believes he outsmarted others, while Coyote (or the other animals) may feel angry, confused, or unfairly treated. Their feelings are different because they see the situation from different perspectives.
How does the author show perspective in The Trial of Rabbit? Use evidence.
dialogue, how other characters react, how Rabbit explains himself.
Give me a character that changes how they feel from start to finish in one of the stories?
Cinderella getting invited to the ball or Rabbit helping the other characters
Compare how two narrators show perspective in different stories.
Students explain using text evidence (what the narrator focuses on or lists).
In one of the stories, find a word or a sentence that shows how a character views a situation differently than another character. What does the word mean, and how does it help you understand that character’s point of view?
Example answers should use context clues from text.