Cinderella is a young woman who lives with her cruel family. She has two ugly stepsisters who make Cinderella do all their work. They wear beautiful clothes and she has to wear rags. They get an invitation to the ball, but Cinderella does not, and she is very upset. Suddenly, a fairy godmother appears and helps Cinderella get to the ball by turning her rags into a beautiful gown and a pumpkin into a coach. At the ball Cinderella dances with the prince, who falls in love with her. However, at the stroke of midnight Cinderella must leave the ball as her clothes will turn back to rags. As she rushes out, she leaves one of her shoes behind. The prince tries the shoe on lots of women throughout the land until he finds Cinderella whose feet are small and dainty enough to fit. They get married and live happily ever after.
The Assignment
Retell this story in at least about as many words as the above, but with a twist. Choose your bias/point of view/style of writing from the list below. Change the story's events, tone of voice, diction, syntax etc. to emphasize your bias. Label the paragraph with your bias and leave your name underneath your submission. Due: Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30 am.
- Retell as comic satire.
- Retell as social realism
- Retell as an advertisement for a product.
- Retell as a story from the Bible
- Retell as a feminist tale
- Retell as propaganda for the the Prince and his kingdom
- Retell in purple prose (over-written, flowery language with scads of adjectives)
