Snow White

Snow White

by The Brothers Grimm (1812)

Focus Standards: Reading Literature

RL7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL 7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). Characterization

Poll

Activating Prior Knowledge:

Have you ever seen Disney's animated Snow White movie?

• I have; I remember it well.

• I have, but I don't remember it.

• I have not.

Activating Prior Knowledge

Well, before this was a beloved cartoon, it was a popular fairy tale written in the 19th-century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales. Most Great Movies were Books First!

About the Authors

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, also known as the Brothers Grimm. They were German authors who wrote and collected folktales in the 19th century. “Snow White” is a well-loved tale featuring a beautiful girl and an evil queen. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales.

Background

The Brothers Grimm

Multiple Select

Based on the video which stories (fairytales) did the Brothers Grimm write? Check all That Apply!

• Cinderella

• Sleeping Beauty

• The Frog Prince

• Snow white

Preparing to Read

As you read, take notes on the character traits of Snow White throughout the story.

As you read this story, ask yourself: how does the queen's jealousy toward Snow White help reveal the theme of the story?

Spiral Review: Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. 

•  Direct Characterization--the narrator explicitly describes the character. Ex: Tom struggled in school but tried hard.

  Pam was lazy but learned really quickly.

  
  

• Indirect Characterization--character’s traits are revealed through their actions. Ex: Jess left the pizza crust on her floor.

  Tim helped old Ms. Jones with her bags.

  
  

STRATEGY ALERT

• Use the STEAL Strategy to determine Indirect Characterization!

• Understanding a character will help you determine Theme , which is heavily weighted on the STATE TEST!

Multiple Choice

What is the primary charactater trait that is driving the queen to kill Snow White?

• Jealousy

• cunning

• fearless

• despair

Multiple Choice

Why does the queen command the huntsman to kill Snow White?

• The queen is jealous of Snow White's beauty.

• The queen does not want to raise another woman's child.

• The queen does not want to share her husband's attention.

• The queen believes that Snow White is a lazy, disrespectful child.

Multiple Choice

How do the dwarves react to Snow White’s appearance in their home?

• The dwarfs demand that Snow White leave their cottage and return to the woods.

• The dwarfs are relaxed because they are used to having visitors.

• The dwarfs are admire her beauty and leave her undisturbed.

• The dwarfs are angry when they realize that their beds have been slept in.

Multiple Choice

What evidence from the text tells us that the dwarves might be kind and let Snow White stay with them?

• They notice that she ate their food and slept in their beds.

• They work as miners.

• They don't wake her up when they find her.

• Their cottage is very neat and clean.

Multiple Choice

When the queen finds out that Snow White is still alive, she ......

• Finds the drawfs at home and ask to them judge Snow White's beauty.

• Sends another huntsmen to find Snow White and kidnap her.

• Gives up and decides that Snow White should be the fairest.

• Disguises herself in an attempt to trick and destroy Snow White.

Multiple Choice

State Test Focus: What does the word beguiled means as it is used in the sentence below.

"I suppose you can look", said the old woman, and pulled the poisonious comb out and held it up. It please the girl so well that she let herself be beguiled, and opened the door.

• To choose not to punish or harm someone.

• To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a sneaky way.

• To repel or block.

• to deny or refuse.

Multiple Select

State Test Focus: Which words can replace the highlighted word below? Check all that apply!

"I suppose you can look", said the old woman, and pulled the poisonious comb out and held it up. It please the girl so well that she let herself be beguiled, and opened the door.

• mesmerized

• disgust

• bewitched

• captivated

Multiple Choice

Why does the queen take a bit of the apple first?

• To gain Snow White's trust.

• To make sure the poison will work.

• To make Snow White hungry.

• To enjoy the apple's taste.

Multiple Choice

How does the queen respond to her final conversation with the mirror?

• She refuses to believe that Snow White is the young queen.

• She decides she won't go to Snow White's wedding, but then she can't resist going to see her.

• She realizes the mirror is trying to trick her and returns to the cottage.

• She chooses to go to the wedding and realizes it is a mistake and leaves.

State Test Focus: Determing Theme Strategies!

• Ask yourself:

• How did the characters grow and change over the course of the story? Did the Protgonist learn a life lesson? Was the Antagonist punished? Why?

• What did you (the reader) learn after reading the text?

• Can you (the reader) relate this theme (lesson) to your own life?

• Text can have more than one Theme. The Main Theme will be Universal!

  Theme is not one word. It is a sentence!

Open Ended

RL7.2 QUICK WRITE:

How does the queen's jealousy toward Snow White help reveal the theme of the story?

Use proper sentence structure! Restate the question by using the stem below:

The queen's jealousy toward Snow White helps reveal the theme.......

Open Ended

RL7.3 What were some character traits of Snow White throughout the story. How do you know? Provide details from the text best supports the answer.

Use proper sentence structure! Restate the question.

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Multiple Choice

RL7.2

Part A: Which statement best summarizes the main theme of the text?

• Beauty is the most important trait to possess.

• Being kind to strangers can put you in danger.

• It's important to think carefully before accepting a gift.

• Jeaslousy and pride can destroy you.

Multiple Choice

RL7.1

Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A.

• "And as she was so beautiful the huntsman had pity on her" (Paragraph 11).

• "They lifted her up, and, as they saw that she was laced too tightly, they cut the laces, then she began to breathe a little" (Paragragh 51).

• “Snow White shall die,” she cried, “even if it costs me my life” (Paragraph 66-67).

• “I love you more than everything in the world, come with me to my father’s palace, you shall be my wife” (Paragragh 88).

Multiple Choice

RL7.4 How does the phrase “envy and pride grew higher and higher in her heart like a weed” from paragraph 8 contribute to the meaning of the story?

• It shows that the queen was overcome by feelings of jealousy that controlled her actions.

• It shows that the queen’s jealous emotions have made her ugly on the outside.

• It shows that the queen was so jealous that her heart could no longer function.

• It shows that the queen has not been taking care of her appearance, and she was no longer beautiful.

Multiple Choice

RL7.3 In the story, how do the dwarfs impact the development of the plot?

• They give the king’s son the beautiful Snow White in the coffin as a present.

• They trap Snow White in their cottage so that the queen can find her.

• Their care of Snow White allows her to grow stronger so she can defeat the queen.

• They help Snow White recover each time the queen harms her and warn her not to let anyone into the house.