FOLKTALES
JoAnn Brown
jabrown@cuip.uchicago.edu
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Folktales relates to people, animals, good, evil, luck, misfortune, love or hate. folktales also tries to explain the unexplainable occurances in nature.
In this unit we will take a magical journey to a land far away. We will learn about a people and their cultural through the use of stories, tales and myths. So climb aboard, buckle up and let's go.
The purpose of this activity
is to create your own folktale
and a 3 minute skit that your
group will perform for our class.
Your folktale must be based
on a lesson you want to teach,or some occurance in nature you want to explain.
To do this you must first read
at least 3 of the folktales
listed on the resource page.
Then, answer the questions pretaining to folktales. Then you will
complete one graphic organizer found on the resource page, using the information
obtained from your reading and research.
Finally, you will vist the process page, here you will find step by step directions for completing this assignment.
Good luck! Have fun!
Follow the directions listed below to complete the assignment.
1. You will be assigned a partner.
2. Along with your partner you will go to the resource page, there you will choose 3 folktales you want to read together.
3. After you have read the folktales, you will decide on a particular folktale you want to work with.
4. Next you will choose one of the graphic organizers on the resource page, together you will fill it out to present to our class at the end of the assignment.
5. You will then go to the true/false section to answer the questions listed there.
6. Finally, you will create your own folktale, that you will perform along with your partner in a skit for our class.
7. Remember, your folktale should be based on a lesson you want to teach or something in nature you want to explain.
Click on these links to
choose the folktales you want to read
| Tiger and the Wind | If you are selfish you mightl miss out on what you really want. |
| A Caterpillar's Voice | . |
| Anansi and the Turtle | When you try to outsmart someone you might be the one outsmarted. |
| Anansi Tries to Steal all the Wisdom in the World | It does not matter how smart you are you can still learn from the smallest amoung us. |
| The Jackal and the Leopard | Don't try to make a fool of someone for you might be fooled instead. |
| The Marriage of Mouse | Even the mghtiest amoung us can be brought down by thesmallest if the conditions are right. |
| Tortoise and Eagle | In order to have a friend you must first be a friend. Selfishness will leave you friendless. |
| The Lion and the Hare | Why the donkey laughs today. Don't be selfish you might loose something you really want. |
Select a Graphic
Organizer to complete your lesson.
Choose one of the one's below when you get
to the NCREL site.
Now take the folktale quiz.