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- 5th
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Students identify specific characteristics from various cultures after reading folktales from those cultures. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students examine the story elements of a folktale. They answer discussion questions, and write a definition for a folktale as a journal entry. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read classic stories including "The Magic Brocade" and "St. George and the Dragon". They complete a series of lessons in which they compare stories and produce original narrative legends. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read folklore and discuss the role animals play folkloric stories. They compare the relationships of animals and humans in folklore to that in real life. They discuss reasons why animals should be protected. They write a folktale of their own. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the storytelling practices of the Mali people. They discover what a folktale is and give examples of oral history in their own lives. They read examples of Mali stories. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze Appalachian folktale picture books. They read and analyze various Appalachian picture books, answer discussion questions, and in small groups complete a handout, and write an essay analyzing the text and illustrations of their book. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study the importance of the Storyteller in ancient times as well as in modern times. They realize that this is an art essential to the development and evolution of the mind and that today more than ever we need to rely on Storytelling to fight the mental passivity resulting from the use and abuse of TV. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students analyze traditional arts, including folktales and narratives that depict the experiences of ethnic, racial, and religious groups in different regions of the United States. After reading several folktales as a class, students write their own about a landform or custom in their region. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use information for two folktales to fill out a compare/contrast chart. They use Kidspiration to create a Story Web and a Character Web. Students demonstrate how to edit and save these templates. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify parts of Haitian culture through folktales. They compare and contrast a Haitian folktale with an African American folktale. They read "Bye-Bye" a Haitian folktale. They create and write their own folktale. They complete a quiz on folktales. Full Review »
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