Activity: Compare and contrast chart
Instructional Grouping(s): Whole Class, partner and group work
Materials:
Chart paper
Poster markers
Laptops or Chromebooks
Name of the Lesson: Folktale Gridlock
- Students are divided into or choose their own folktales to research.
- Students will find at least one other version from around the world
- Student must research, analyze and note/write how those versions impacted the region or part of the world it originated from and or spread to
- Students will report out their findings
Activity: Game
Instructional Grouping(s): Whole Class, partner and group work
Materials:
mini whiteboards
buzzer / bell that can be physically rung by students
photocopies of the Fable / Myth / Legend or Fairy Tale
Name of the Lesson: Fable / Myth / Legend or Fairy Tale—You name it!!!
- Contestants listen to 1-2-minute excerpt of a fable, myth, legend or fairy tale
- Students will have to listen to the characteristics or write down the characteristics they notice on the class whiteboard or on mini whiteboards. Paper can also be used to document student answers or feedback
- They click a buzzer or raise their hands to call out what they think is the right answer to describe what was read to them or played for them via audio, YouTube, etc.
Activity: Research
Instructional Grouping(s): Partner and group work
Materials:
Laptops or Chromebooks
Note sheets
photocopies of 1 or 2 Grimm fairy tales
Name of the Lesson: The Grim Adventures of the Brothers Grimm
- Students will read the fairytale/folktale and determine what part of the world the story represents
- Students will discuss and analyze the purpose of the Grimm fairytale/folktale
- Students will log how the local community was impacted by the Grimm fairytale/folktale
- Students will create a technological display of their findings and present to the class
Activity: Students will write/document their own family stories/legend or oral story or history
Instructional Grouping(s): Individual and peer / partner work
Materials:
Computers
Single-subject notebooks / (SPECIAL NOTE: preferably use composition books so that pages are permanently bound and cannot be lost)
Pencils, pens, highlighters
Peer editing sheets and meetings should occur
One-to-one check-ins with the teacher will be needed for all students
Name of the Lesson: I have a story to tell
- In class students will write a draft of a funny story that one of their family members tells at holidays or family gatherings. The draft should be at least 2 pages in length. This part of the lesson may take 1-2 class periods
- Students may also go home and interview family members about a familial story they wish to share.
- Students can have parents share their thoughts as students write the story. Alternative Option: Students may also record their stories on an I-phone or android phone. There are also free online audio tools like Vocaroo.com that students or teachers can use. If several minutes are needed for recordings students can use several Vocaroo.com links and email them to their teacher.
- Students will share out the story (as long as it is appropriate).
- Students will use the computer to begin their editing and drafting process for their family stories. This may take approximately 2-3 weeks based on peer editing and revisions.
Activities related to Geography Skills:
Activity: Mapping Activity 1 - Students will map out the location and chronological time/appearance of each folktale and their variations.
Activity: Mapping Activity 2 - Place students with a peer or in small groups. Students will map out the location of 3 Cinderella tales and the plausible reasons the Cinderella tale was changed or adapted to impact the local residents
Activity: Mapping Activity 3 – As students begin to study regions of the world have them map and create a flipbook or digital presentation about the mythical creatures that have been alleged to exist. Students should also include how society or groups of people were impacted by those tales. Students should continue to ask themselves as they study each region and its mythological creature or folklore piece, “How did people change the way that they lived because of this story?”
