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March 24, 2008
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One of my favorite studies is our study of folktales. We spend time learning about other cultures and communities to help us better understand ourselves and our own heritage. A folk tale is a story that has been told orally and has been passed down over generations. Folk tales can come from anywhere in the world and usually have characteristics of the country or culture that it comes from. We will take time to read and compare different versions of Cinderella to help us learn about the characteristics of folk tales and to identify characteristics of each culture in the text. To close our unit each student will conduct a family interview to learn about their own family history and we will create a class culture quilt to help with our understanding of our classroom community! Our progression through folk tales this year will be:
Folk Tales -> Tall Tales-> Fairy Tales -> Fables
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Folktale: |
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Oral narrative that does not have an identifiable author
Has been passed down from generation to generation
Reflects customs of culture it comes from
Concerned with life’s universal themes |
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Sillies
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato |
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A type of folktale that...
Oral narrative that can be based on a historical character;
Has been passed down from generation to generation;
Has examples of exaggeration; |
Paul Bunyan
Johnny Appleseed
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Mike Fink
Sally Ann Thunder
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Tall Tale vs. Biography
Writing a Tall Tale |
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Books I have or have read to my class:
Climo, Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella
Climo, Shirley. The Korean Cinderella
Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Martin, Rafe. The Rough-Face Girl
Huck, Charlotte. Princess Furball (One of my favorites!)
Climo, Shirley. The Persian Cinderella
Pollock, Penny. The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story
San Souci, Robert D. Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story
Reinhart, Jewell. Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
Han, Oki S. Kongi and Potgi: A Cinderella Story from Korea
San Souci, Robert. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella
Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Steel, Flora. Tattercoats: An Old English Tale
Edwards, Pamela. Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale
Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna
Johnston, Tony. Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella
Ketteman, Helen. Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale
Lattimore, Deborah. Cinderhazel: The Cinderella of Halloween
Minters, Frances. Cinder-Elly
Climo, Shirley. The Irish Cinderlad
Takayama, Sandi. Sumorella
Lowell, Susan. Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
Cinderella Stories I have not yet read but would like to track down:
Hickox, Rebecca. The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story
Compton, Joanne. Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale
Lum, Darrell. The Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legend
Onyefulu, Obi. Chinye: A West African Folk Tale
Coburn, Jewell Reinhart. Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella
Coburn, Jewell Reinhart, and Tzexa Cherta Lee. Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella
Phumla. Nomi and the Magic Fish: A Story from Africa
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Fable: |
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Animal stories that try to teach people how to behave (with a moral) |
The Fox and the Grapes
Tortoise and the Hare
Lion and the Mouse
A Froggy Fable |
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Legend: |
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Tales set in present times or more recent historical past;
Some are religious;
Based on real people or events, but the truth is distorted. |
Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Legend of the Buebonett
Legend of the Poinsettia
Robin Hood |
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Quilt Square Template |
Miss Whyte’s Class Quilt
The books and stories we have read come from many cultures around the world. The people in our family and our community come from many heritages and cultures also. First, we interviewed a family member to learn about our own heritage. Second, we read the story, The Patchwork Quilt and learned that a quilt is made of many different pieces of fabric that come together to make a masterpiece. Last, we each created a quilt piece to represent our heritage as a part of our classroom community. Together we created our own masterpiece! |
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