1. Cultural Storytellers

2. Learning about Storytellers Each group will choose from one of the cultures we discussed in class: African griots Greek myths American tall tales and legends Latin American corridos Slave spirituals Native American oral tradition

3. What You’ll Do Each group will research their cultural storyteller and prepare a PowerPoint presentation on their laptop describing the culture and the storyteller. You may use the internet for your research as long as you use credible websites. Your group will present your PowerPoint to the class on the projector during MSSR.

4. Questions to Answer 1.What culture does the storyteller come from? 2.Where do people in that culture usually come from? 3.What is the purpose of these storytellers? 4.What are the main characteristics of these storytellers? 5.**Bonus: Find an example of a story they tell.