The End..

I'm really glad I had the chance to read Ella Enchanted which brought my imagination alive! I'm also glad that no fairies are in this world to cast wrong doing spells that could harm us for life but I do have to say that every girl needs to find their prince charming!

I had too!

I know the movie and the book are different but I had too!...

Go Ella Go Ella!..

Mandy realizes that Lucinda only gave Ella a command and breaks it for her. The whole time Ella was engaged Char found out and was very upset. He didn't understand why Ella would marry the man when he thought that they had a great chemistry. Char writes to Ella confessing his love for her, Ella is extremely happy and excited. Then Ella realizes that because of Ella's curse Char would be in danger if the were to married and living together. Ella finds out that Char is throughing 3 balls so that he can start looking for a wife. Ella decides to go to the balls but not as herself because at this point she has become a complete slave to Dame Olga and her daughters. Just like Cinderella, Ella has til the strike of midnight to enjoy the ball before everything to changes back....

By the third ball the price Char starts falling for Ella's pretend self. Ella has to go but she loses her glass slipper. Char knows and thinks for the past three days he had been dancing and spending all his time with Ella, so he first goes to Ella's house to see if the shoe fits.

Once Char is at the house he unknowningly commands Ella to try on the glass slipper. She unwillingly trys it on. The slipper fits and Char asks her if she loves him she says yes. Then he asks for her hand in marriage Ella fights to say no when she really wants to be with him. He goes on to ask for her to tell the truth but she doesn't want to put him or Frell in any danger. This brakes her curse because she faught so hard!

and so on...

Ella is at finishing school and Hattie is still making her life miserable. Hattie commands Ella to not be friends with Areida. Ella can't take it anymore so she decides to runaway after she looks in her magical fairy book and sees her father on his way to a giant wedding. She thinks Lucinda might be at the wedding.
A long the way Ella runs into ogres who try to get Ella to cook herself. Ella figures out away to temporarily save herself from being cooked, when she finally gives up Char and his knights show up to save her. Char sends one of his best men to take Ella the rest of the way to the giant wedding.
Once she gets to the wedding Lucinda commands Ella to enjoy being under her spell.
Ella's father commands Ella to marry a man so that their family can have a better name and get out of dept. Ella says yes without a fight because of the command Lucinda gave her. He finds a older man to marry Ella...

Just some thoughts...

Hey if anyone is interested in doing lessons on Ella Enchanted these are a few great sites for quiz's, activities, and questionnaires!
Check them out!


http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading41/ella_enchanterd/ella_enchanted.htm

http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=57

http://www.eduscapes.com/newbery/98b.htm

There's much more out there on the web keep an eye out!

On activity I thought would be fun was as a class once they were done with reading the book they could put on a small play for their families. This would get them involved in the book and could help them connect the book to other plays and readings.

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Okay, so at this point I've read the first 6 chapters. As I read the book I love the story line, it reminds me of both Cinderella and Shrek.
When Ella was a young girl she was given the obedient curse, meaning she has to obey any command. Ella's mother and her fairy godmother are the only ones that know. Ella's mother passes from a little cold and Ella is devastated. Before her mother’s death her mother command’s Ella to never tell anyone that she has this curse.
After her mother’s funeral Ella is comforted by the handsome young Prince of Frell, Char. As soon as he enters the story I root for Ella and Char to fall in love.
Ella’s father is a rude selfish man. He commands Ella to go to finishing school with two obnoxious sisters who figure out that Ella will do what ever you want her to do. Hatti, one of the two sisters, try’s to make Ella’s life miserable the whole time they are at finishing school.

Hello

I choose Ella Enchanted By Gail Carson Levine because I heard of it when the movie came out, and looked like a good fun book to read. Also, to honest I wanted to read it a long time ago but didn't want to look silly reading a kids book.