4. Once upon a time, on a Monday morning, there were two good
friends named and , sitting on a bench of their .
It was not yet time for class to start, so and
were playing with their dolls. looked at , who was very
quiet that morning, and saw that she was sad. What did not
know, was that was sad because on Sunday, her front
fell out.
5. : , why are you so sad?
: I am sad because I am .
: You are not . You are .
: No I am not. You are . You
have a pretty .
: You have a pretty too.
: No, I have an . My
fell out yesterday. Look!
: Oh , you are so silly. That
happened to me too, but a new grew.
6. : Really? That means, I am only going to be for a little while?
: , just because you are missing a , that does not mean
that you are .
: I do not understand. Look at my , I am .
: No , do you know what true beauty is?
7. : What is it?
: True beauty is how you are in the
inside.
: True beauty is how I am in the
inside?
: Yes, the way you act and treat
others, is what makes you .
: Wow! I never thought of that.
I feel much better now.
: Good, now come on, we are still in
the and class is about to
start.
: Cool, now I can show everybody
my .
10. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
The author’s name is Abigail S. Ramos and she is
studying Elemantary Education. She wants the
students to learn that true beauty is how they are in
the inside.
11. STORY DESIGN
1. Curriculum Area: Art
2. Concept: Trying to imagine how we ourselves look, helps us to draw carefully and
express our feelings about ourselves. Pg. 46
3. Characters: Kimberly and Angela
4. Conflict: Kimberly thinks she is ugly because she is missing her front tooth.
5. Setting: school yard
6. Moral: The students will learn that true beauty is how they are in the inside.
7. Activity: The students will draw a self portrait and express their feelings about
themselves.
8. Title: TRUE BEAUTY
9. Vocabulary:
1) Kimberly
2) Angela
3) ugly
4) beautiful
5) tooth
6) smile
7) school yard
