Roxie Ahlbrecht
Second Grade
Robert Frost Elem.
Sioux Falls, SD
Smoky Mountain
Rose

Our class chose Smokey Mountain Rose by Alan Schroeder. Rose lives in the Appalachian Mountains with her father who is a trapper. He would like Rose to have a mother, so he marries Gertie. Gertie and her two daughters are not very nice to Rose. They make Rose do "plum near" all the chores while they look at themselves in the mirror. One day they get an invitation to a shindig. A rich feller, Seb, lives on the other side of the creek. He wants to find a wife and get hitched. When the stepsisters leave for the shindig, Rose goes and cries at the pigsty. The pig starts talking to her. The pig gives her a dress, glass slippers, and a mushmelon wagon. When Rose walks into the shindig, everyone stares at her because she is so pretty. Seb and Rose dance together the whole night. The stepsisters are angry. All of sudden, the clock strikes twelve. Rose runs out and loses one of her glass slippers. In the morning, Seb comes walking along looking for the girl who will fit the slipper. Liza Jane and Annie try on the slipper. It won't fit. Gertie pushes Seb to break the glass slipper so Rose can't try it on. Rose takes out the other slipper from her pocket and it fits. Rose and Seb get married and live happily ever after. They are the best couple in the Appalachian Mountains.

We learned a lot of new vocabulary words and expressions with this story. Mushmelon, hitched, shindig, boudoir, and plumb near were our favorites. No one knew what sowbellies and grits were either. We learned something about farming, too. Tasting grits is something we will do before we finish this project.

We looked at the website and decided we would like to make a play. The whole class joined in and helped write. Everyone worked together to draw the backgrounds for the different scenes and we each made our own puppet character. We are practicing our play so that we can present it to the kindergarten and first grade classes.

Comparing Smokey Mountain Rose to other Cinderella stories helped us review the events. We decided to make our own retelling and illustrations of the story. This book will go into our portfolio collections as a memory of second grade.
We went to the computer lab and checked out the projects from the other classes. Picking our favorite project is going to be difficult. We are going to be e-mailing all of the other classes participating in Cinderella Around the World. As we visit the other project sites, we are going to mark their locations on the map.


We hope you enjoy our story.

 

Smokey Mountain Rose

Scene One

Rose is talking with Trapper in Scene 1.

Narrator:
We are at Rose's house.
Trapper:

Rose, do you want me to get hitched?
Rose:
You go a courting pa, if you think it's best.
Narrator:
So the trapper gets hitched to Gertie. That's when the trouble started. Her daughters treated Rose like a slave. Rose worked day in and day out feeding the pigs and brushing the horse while her stepsisters admired themselves in the mirror.
Annie:
Ain't I pretty?
Liza Jane:
Not as pretty as me.

Scene Two - The Farmyard

Rose is with her stepsisters in the farmyard.

Narrator: Those sisters were so mean, they could steal a fly from a blind spider.
Narrator: Rose was sweet and nice, she cared. Rose's dad was heart broken when he saw Rose working. But, he figured not to say anything to Gertie.

Scene Three - The Cemetery

Rose is at the cemetary.

Narrator: Rose was very sad that her dad died. Soon Rose went to talk to her Dad.
Rose: The horse is doing fine. I brushed the horse and fed the pigs. I love you.
Narrator: After Rose's dad died, she felt miserable and life for Rose was even harder.
Narrator: Rose dreamed of her Dad coming back to her side.

Scene Four - The Invitation

Narrator: So they found out that there was a rich feller living on the other side of the creek.
Narrator: So the rich feller invited everybody in the neighborhood to a shindig thinkin' he could get himself hitched.

Scene Five - Getting Dressed

Liza Jane and Annie are talking getting ready for the shindig.

Annie: I'm goin' order somethin' in that catalogue.
Liza Jane: You stole my catalogue.
Liza Jane: You aren't ordering anything out of my catalogue.
Annie: No! I'm ordering a dress out of that catalogue.
Liza Jane: My dress is doing to purple with white lace and it is going to be out of my catalogue.
Annie: No you're not! It's my catalogue. Anyways, I'm ordering the same dress.
Rose: You could wear the same dress.
Annie: No Way! No Way!

Scene Six - The Pigsty

Rose went to the pigsty after her stepsisters left for the shindig.

Rose: Sniff, hhhh, sniff, hhhh
Narrator:

The pig started talking to Rose.

Pig:

Turn around and I'll give three special gifts.

Narrator:

Well, Rose took a chance. Rose turned around and sure enough, she got a dress, slippers, and a wagon. And she went off to the shindig.

Narrator:

When Rose got to the shindig, she heard the song, "Skip to My Lou, My Darlin'."

Liza Jane:

She's been going through my boudoir, that dirty thief!

Scene Seven - The Shindig

Rose is with Seb at the shindig.

Narrator: Everybody stepped back when Rose entered the barn. Rose danced with Seb all night. When the clock struck 12.
Rose: Oh, dear! It's time for me to go. I've got to go. I don't want to be dressed in rags in front of Seb.

Narrator: Rose ran out the door of the barn and down the stairs. She lost her slipper, but kept on running. She didn't dare go back.
Rose: I don't care about that slipper. I care about being dressed in rags.
Narrator: When she was around the corner, everything turned back into its original shape. Rose runs to her cottage dressed in rags.
Rose: I am going to sleep by the fire.
Narrator: The sisters want to whip Rose for coming to the shindig.
Annie: Why was Rose at the shindig?
Stepmother: Don't worry. There will be trouble in the morning.
Scene Eight - At the Farm
Narrator: The next morning Seb comes looking for the girl that fits the slipper.
Stepmother: Pick one of my darling girls.
Annie: Me first! Me first!
Narrator: Annie's foot was too big.
Liza Jane: Thank you for returning my shoe.
Narrator: Liza Jane really wants the shoe to fit.
Liza Jane: I'll get the ax and cut my foot until it fits, even if it kills me.
Narrator: Seb sees Rose by the pigsty.
Seb: Weren't you at the shindig last night?
Narrator: Rose just kept on feeding the pigs like she didn't even hear him
Seb: Does this slipper fit?
Narrator: The slipper glided on as smooth as soap. It fit. Seb and Rose got hitched. The stepsisters and the stepmother moved in with Rose and Seb. They did the housework for Rose. Seb and Rose lived happily ever after.

 

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SECOND GRADE READING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

·        use knowledge of sentence structure and punctuation when reading.

·        compare plots, settings and characters presented by different authors in various texts.

·        identify simple figurative language in text. (example: similes, idioms)

·        explain major elements in text to form an understanding of stories and other materials. (example: theme, main idea, problem/solution)

·        describe cause and effect relationships in various text. (example: why, what if, how, when)

·        compare/contrast different versions of the same story from various cultures.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SECOND GRADE WRITING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

  1. distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences.
  2. use correct grammar in a variety of sentence structures.
  3. use appropriate vocabulary and descriptive words in written work.
  4. use correct spelling of frequently used words in final copies.
  5. use the writing process to generate various forms of writing. (example: notes, letters, stories)

 

SOUTH DAKOTA SECOND GRADE LISTENING AND VIEWING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

·        model story structures or organizational patterns. (example: beginning, middle, end)

·        condense, combine, and order new information in written work.

·        examine personal work and the work of others for capitalization and punctuation.

·        use technology to share writing with others.

·        conference with others to revise and edit written work.

 

SOUTH DAKOTA SECOND GRADE SPEAKING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

·        create and participate in oral dramatic activities.

·        use oral language appropriate for the audience.

·        interact appropriately in formal and informal speaking situations with peers and adults.

·        use body movements and facial expressions as a means of non-verbal communication.

·        use visual aids in oral presentations. (example: pictures, props)

·        identify conditions which are beneficial to the listener. (example: tone of voice, being able to see the speaker)

 

SOUTH DAKOTA SECOND GRADE THEATER/DRAMATIC ARTS STANDARDS

K-2 Students will:

  1. Explain how people convey meaning through dramatization.
  2. Share ideas or emotions through dialogue.
  3. Explore how drama is used in other activities and events.

 

Sioux Falls Technology Scope/Sequence for Second Grade

            Communication

·        Uses e-mail/teacher guided

·        Knows parts of e-mail address

                                                           

            Internet

·        Uses internet sites as directed by teacher

·        Launch browser and use toolbar

·        URL-Launch browser and use toolbar

 

Graphics/Multimedia

·        Creates original graphics

·        Organizes information for a meaningful form

·        Creates product appropriate to purpose

           

NETS  

Technology productivity tools

·        Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.

Technology communications tools

·        Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.