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Recommended for Language Arts, Creative Writing, Visual and Performing Arts)
Oral Tradition---
Lazy Peter and His Three-Cornered Hat
retold by Ricardo E. Alegria
The Language of Literature, McDougal Littell, p. 842
Objectives:
To understand and appreciate a Caribbean (Puerto Rican) folk tale
To discuss and compare reading a story versus telling a story
To create and share folktales with peers
CMT Objectives:
To use context clues to define vocabulary terms
To use active reading strategies
Procedure: After reviewing the elements of a folktale, students will read the folktale in their textbook. The Storytelling Troupe will then perform this and other folktales for the class. Students will discuss and compare the effectiveness and difference between reading a story versus using the craft of storytelling. Students will also read other folktales from the Caribbean (see Student Bibliography, Folktales and Legends). Folktales will be read both silently and orally.
For the activity stated below, students will visit the library to read and review books which may be used as models for their stories.
Activity:
Oral Presentation
Pretend you are a child living on a Caribbean island. Create your own folktale and share it with your peers. Use the writing process to draft, revise, edit and publish your folktale. Your final product could be in the form of a book, poster, or cartoons. You may also choose to do a video recording or PowerPoint Presentation.