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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students exchange folktales with a key-pal using dialog journal writing. They write out a folktale from their own cultural background and exchange it with students of another. They record their impressions of each other's folktales. 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
- 9th - 12th
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Students research Native American groups and compile information into a web/chart with various categories. They read and summarize folktales from their assigned group and then present their research to the class. They compare their group to others. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read several early American folktales and describe how Anansi stories moved to the New World. They define reciprocity and serial reciprocity and analyze whether one is more advantageous than the other. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students identify that Japanese folktales reveal information about Japanese history, life, and customs. Students identify and interpret the work kamishibai, paper play and explain that in Japanese folktales are told through a series of large pictures that depict the important scenes of the story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students develop cultural awareness of their heritage, therefore building their self-esteem. They discover the link between learning and social skills and recognize that learning is an integral part of their lives. The recognize African folktales as a literary genre. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore American folktales. They review the elements of folktales. Students read the folktale of Johnny Appleseed together. They discuss the vocabulary words from the story. Students discuss the differences between the real Johnny Appleseed's life and how his life would be if he lived today. 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
- 7th
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Students are introduced to African American Folktales. They dress up in traditional African clothing, play traditional African music and then research their own personal family tree to locate a folktale from their backgrounds and then develop a family crest. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify regions of Texas and, using a Map of Native American Tribes, found on the TIDES website. They discuss in which region each tribe lived and how regional differences may have influenced the inhabitants' culture and lifestyle. Afterwards, they write Native American Folktales, including evidence of cultural and geographical influence and in a voice appropriate to the activity. Full Review »
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