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Native American Folktales

Grade Level:
7
Subject:
Language Arts
Topic:
Native American Legends and Folk Tales
Objective:
To evaluate students’ knowledge of folktales and facilitate discussion of folktale characteristics
To provide students with a list of Native American values in order to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the people
To provide students the opportunity to evaluate several folktales in light of their characteristics and Native American values
To enhance critical thinking skills as students analyze and compare several versions of an Appalachian folktale
To focus on the writing process as students develop their own comparison paper
Prep:
The teacher will need to make a selection of stories to be read by the students and prepare a presentation.
Materials:
Pen/Pencil
Writing Journal
Computer with Word Processor
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