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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students explain an African folktale and the African story telling tradition. They share a place they would like to be alone and a place they would like to be together with others. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students read a short play based on the Indonesian folktale Cicak and Kancil and complete related activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 9th
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Students read both Japanese and American folktales and respond to teacher generated questions. They compare the folktales and determine if there is a lesson to be learned. They draw story card to retell the story to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students read fiction stories to identify the qualities of leaders. They are told that they are going to listen as you read tem a Chinese folktale about Li Chi, a young girl who is a leader. Students listen for the qualities that make Li Chi a leader. They are told that they are going to read another folktale of an African story in which another girl is a leader which is called Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Students are asked to think about which daughter is a leader as they read. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students use maps to locate the countries of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. In groups, they compare and contrast the three countries in regard to their culture, morals and values. They read various examples of folktales and write their own response to it using new vocabulary. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students read and discuss the characteristics of folktales. As a class, they read "The One-Inch Boy: An Adaptation of a Japanese Folktale," and discuss different genres of literature. They define key vocabulary terms from the story, complete a fill-in-the blank worksheet, and answer story comprehension questions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students participate in a direct instruction activity in which the teacher model the "Read and Think Aloud" technique when reading an informational article. They compare the article to a folktale that was read in a previous lesson. Next, they complete a guided practice exercise and worksheet based on a reading. Finally, they complete a chart of abbreviation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students compare and contrast a folktale and a nonfiction article. They follow along while the teacher reads the article, and discuss the differences between the two types of writing. Students also answer discussion questions, complete an information map, and answer text comprehension questions in complete sentences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students read and interpret an American Folktale. Students create their own folktale about Indiana. Students use digital cameras and clipart from the computer to create a photo story. Students present their animated folktales to the rest of the class. Students add music to their folktales. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students write a rough draft of an original script of a folktale. In small groups they conduct Internet research on the characteristics of their selected culture, create illustrations, and write a rough draft of their script. Full Review »
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