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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the folk tale genre by reading about recently discovered manuscripts of folk tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and then by writing their own folk tales based on moral lessons. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students examine how folk literature reveals US history, geography, and cultural values within the genre of adventurous "tall tales." Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore folk tales from Africa and China. They list characteristics of the main characters, sequence events, compare/contrast elements of the stories, analyze key vocabulary, and create a mobile. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the folk tales from Africa and China through reading, class discussion, and activities designed to provide an understanding of character, setting, and plot. This is a unit of five lessons. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare and contrast the details from the life of the real David Crockett and the legendary folk hero he later became. They identify the characteristics of a tall tale and follow a rubric to create a tall tale of their own. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students consider how folk traditions inform literature. They discuss allusions to folk traditions in Their Eyes Were Watching God and examine Hurston's research on folk traditions and rituals in Florida. They practice integrating research writing with creative writing and write annotations. They identify how to cite music and Internet sources. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students develop an idea about American Folk heros. Individual slideshows are going to be made by each student to be viewed by their peers. Students also have an opportunity to take part in role play situations from various folklores. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students begin work on the WebQuest project by learning about exactly what they have to do and choosing a Folk Composer to research. They identify various roles that musicians perform, cite, representative individuals who have functioned in each role, and describe their activities and achievements Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students define and assess the difference between folk heroes and family heroes and then find examples of each in their own lives. They view a "Swapping Stories" video, surf the internet for examples and complete a variety of worksheets on heroes. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read folk tales, explore myths and legends of popular cultural heroes of 1800s, and compare their exploits and adventures with today's heroes. Students then discuss characteristics of "tall tales," and develop and illustrate their own. Full Review »
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