What is special about theme?  Exploring cultural commonalties {WHY?}  Inform narratives that foster collegiate and academic connections, cultural understanding and engagement that binds students in academic and non-academic communities, through sharing, reading, analyzing, making inferences and creating  Trickster tales  Fables  Pourqoui stories  fairytales

Topics to Consider  Social Justice  Crime and Punishment  Marriage and Family  Gender Inequality  Power struggle  Diversity

Types of Folklore Folklore Trickster Tales Pourquoi Tales FairytalesFables

Common elements of a folktale  Fear of not being loved  Fear of leaving home  Good and evil  Right and wrong  Happiness, kindness, friendship, loyalty

Trickster Tales

 One character, protagonist, is clever and devious  Causes problems for other characters  Usually goes unpunished  Anansi (Africa), Hare (North America), Wolf (Europe), Badger (Japan and Asia)  Pre-read research on Trickster Tales Assignment (2 Paragraphs in own words)  Definition  Distinguishing characteristics

Fables

 Short stories that teach a lesson or moral  Main character is usually an animal with human characteristics  Themes of cooperation, different perspectives of the same problem  Moral or lesson is not stated but implied  Pre-read research assignment (2 Paragraphs)  Definition  Distinguishing characteristics

Pourquoi Stories

 Explain WHY something is as it is  Explain HOW something came to be  What is the story explaining  Describe the problem that required the explanation  Students will analyze stories using worksheets  Students will write their own story using guide sheet

Fairytales

 include good and bad characters  Usually has a hero or heroine who overcomes  Element of magic/mysticism  Conflicts are resolved through kindness, courage and/or intelligence

CENTRAL QUESTIONS  Q1: What kind of folklore exists in African/(Eastern) culture and (Western)/American cultures?  Q2: What are the similarities and differences between two cultures’ folklore? (Compare/Contrast)  Q3: What traditional cultural values did African folklore reflect? (Inference/Draw Conclusions) (non-literal/figurative interpretation)  Q4: Are these values reflected in the folklore of other cultures represented in the class (create/opinion supported by details from folklore  Q5: Discuss an application of the lesson, moral of an assigned story to a current event  Explain the role of stories and storytelling in expressing the traditions and values of cultures  Analyze stories by examining characters, events, themes and plots while investigating the similarities and differences among cultures and times

Required Text  Ten Steps to Adancing College Reading, Langan  Vocabulary, Main Idea, Implied Idea, Supporting Details, Transitions, Patterns of Organization, Inferences, Fact, Opinion, Purpose and Tone, skills synthesis  Short African Folktales, Mundeke  The impact of oral traditions on social issues and the learning process of people in societies across cultures;  the mechanisms and for problem solving

Pedagogy  Cooperative learning-oral tradition project  Case Method-integrating skills and knowledge to assess current events  Discussion-think, pair, share  Active Learning-talk, listen, read, write, reflect-problem solving exercises, response/reaction essay  Interactive Technology-blogging to extend discussions outside of class to foster communication between class meetings, videos, Openlab, create own folklore with video

Course Format Reflection, self- assessment, create, individual project, group project, group interactive Read aloud, ask questions, share in group, analyze, discuss, compare contrast, infer, report, Guided inquiry activities, graphs, quizzes, exams Lecture, connection between writing, reading and critical thinking

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