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Teaching Folklore Unit PlanTeaching Folklore Unit Plan
Publisher
Lerner Publishing
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2nd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2008
Unit Plan

Teaching Folklore

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Wonderful worksheets and activities complementing six sequential lessons are what you'll find in this unit on folklore. Pupils create folktales using literary devices and included story starters, compare and contrast different folklores, and create and perform a puppet show based on a particular folktale.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

folktales, puppetry, paul bunyan, pecos bill, stories, storytellers, storytelling, visual storytelling

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • As you progress through the folklore unit, include lessons that are specific to other complementary topics, such as literary devices and the writing process, including revising and peer-editing work

Classroom Considerations

  • The unit requires that you provide your own folklore books and other materials for the hands-on activities

Pros

  • Includes several worksheets and graphic organizers
  • Well-organized lesson plans

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.4.1 RL.4.2 W.2.3 W.2.5 W.3.3.a W.3.5 W.4.3.a W.4.5

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