You Got It!

You got the look,

You got the idea, 

You got the mad skills

.....lol

I heard a guy talking about creativity and he said 'You either have IT or you don't.'

It made me laugh to hear that. What a shame that anyone who wants to learn how to do something might believe that idea and quit trying after their first attempted is not perfect. SKILLs are learned over time and through the tenasious passionate drive that says 'I'm going to do this because this is what I love to do!'

Kids that are really good at video games, singing, running, quoting Shakespeare, memorizing baseball stats, you name it! They are good at it because they love it and stick with it. 

It's the same with professional skills. Why do you think the Beatles were so good at singing and writing songs? Or why Steve Jobs was so good at computers? They spent time doing these things because they were passionate about doing them and they became good at it because they took the time to invest in developing the skills needed to be a professional. 

Find any avenue to get involved in the craft that you are passionate about and do it! keep doing it ! and don't you dare give up!

Cinderella and the rough faced girl

https://www.cwist.com/cwists/785/preview

I just had to share. What a great exersize to learn about stories and culture.

Cultural Differences in a Popular Fairytale

Learning

If you like reading and listening to fairy tales then this is the cwist for you. In this cwist you will read two different tales of Cinderella and then use your skills of comparing and contrasting to evaluate them. If you don't have the two books, you can watch on-line versions of them.

Things You Need:

the books "Cinderella" and "The Rough-Face Girl" (or on-line versions linked in this cwist), paper, pencil

Things To Do

1

The first step in this challenge is to read or listen to the story of Cinderella. You an read the story on your own or click on the link below.

Useful resources:

• Cinderella

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2

After you have completed the story, print out the graphic organizer linked below and complete it. For the Cinderella story, the website breaks down the elements for you. This will allow you to use this as a guide for how to find the same elements in "The Rough-Face Girl" in a later step. Remember to listen to the entire story first before filling in your organizer. Type "done!" in the box below to continue.

Useful images:

ElementsofaFairyTale.pdf

3

Next you will be reading a similar story that focuses on the Native American culture, called "The Rough-Face Girl", by Rafe Martin. If you are unable to get this book at your local bookstore or the library watch the video of the book below.

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4

After you have completed the story, print out the organizer linked below and complete it for this story. Remember to use the other organizer as your guide. On the back of your organizer make a prediction or a guess on one element of the Cinderella story you feel will be similar and one prediction on one element that will be different between the two stories you have read. Type "done!" in the box below to continue.

Useful images:

ElementsofaFairyTale.pdf

5

After you have completed your story organizer, print out a Venn Diagram at the link below. This will allow you to compare and contrast elements of the two stories. To compare means to notice the elements of the story that are similar. To contrast means to notice elements that are different. Type "done!" in the box below when you have printed your Venn Diagram.

Useful images:

VennDiagramCompareContrast.pdf

6

The Venn Diagram will allow you to take a look at the same story concept and how it can differ through different cultures in the world. Complete your Venn Diagram.

7

After you have completed your Venn Diagram. Present to a parent about what you have noticed about the two stories. Make sure you explain how the stories are similar and how the stories are different. You can use your Venn Diagram as well as your story organizers to help you explain.