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the rough-face girl

Read Aloud Lesson

The Review

The Rough-Face Girl

Martin, R., & Shannon, D. [Ill]. (1998). The Rough Faced Girl Putnam Publishing Group.

32 pages, ISBN: 0698116267.

Ages 6 to 9

"This variant of the Cinderella tale takes place by the shores of Lake Ontario. Every girl in the Algonquin village wishes to marry the Invisible Being, who lives in a beautiful wigwam with his sister, but only a girl who can see the Invisible Being and answer his sister's questions can marry him. When the Rough-Face Girl (whose face and arms are scarred because her wicked sisters have forced her to tend the fire) goes to his wigwam, she alone knows that his bow is made of the rainbow's curve and his sled runner is formed from the Milky Way because she alone has seen him in the natural world around her.”

The Activity

	This story makes a great art project, students can interpret their ideas of what the Invisible Being looks like. Or with construction paper and cloth they can make their own version of the Rough-Face girls' wedding outfit before and after she meets the Invisible Being.
	Students can read the classic version of Cinderella (http://gemma.brit.co.uk/cinderel.htm). This site plays music while students read.
	Have students compare The Rough-Face Girl to the classic version.
	Students can learn how to perform Cinderella in sign language at Cinderella Cover Page (http://www.signwriting.org/cind00.html).
	More than 1,500 versions of Cinderella have been written. (teacher)Check out Shen's Books and Supplies — About Cinderella (http://www.shens.com/cinder.htm) to see about 60 multicultural versions.
	Have students see how many versions they can find at the local library. Bring the books into class and read one variant each day.