1. World
Folktales
Mrs. Di Todd
5th Grade
WOES

2. Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures
World Folktales
Project
Communication
Working in pairs to
Interpret a world folktale by retelling your folktale in the form of a newscast
Technology
Develop a News Cast report about your world folk tale
Cultures
Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures
Communities
Your news cast will be video and place on our wiki page so you can share your report will others
Connections
Will be made from another
country to the United States
through research.

3. 21st Century Skills thinking critically
solving complex, multidisciplinary, open-ended problems
creativity
entrepreneurial thinking
innovative use of knowledge, information & opportunities

4. WHY use folktales?
“…the great power of the story is that it engages us affectively as well as requiring our cognitive attention; we learn the content of the story while we are emotionally engaged by its characters or events.”
- Kieran Egan, Teaching as Storytelling

5. Languages and Children,
WHY use folktales?
“The use of literature designed for children in the target culture allows learners of the target
language to share
cultural experiences
and attitudes in a very direct way…”
Curtain and Pesola
Languages and Children,
Making the Match

6. WHY use folktales?
Through the characters on the page, children are able to live out their worst fears and their fondest wishes. Valuable life lessons are conveyed through the stories which children readily absorb in a non threatening and even enjoyable context.
-Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment

7. WHY use folktales?
Children do not learn about complex grammatical points by either making errors and then being corrected or through explicit instruction in grammar. The knowledge of specific grammatical rules "...is part of a child's biological endow ment, part of the structure of the language faculty.“
“…about 99 percent of teaching is making students feel interested in the material.”
-Noam Chomsky, Language and Problems of Knowing

8. With folktales you… will won't
differentiate activities to meet the needs of diverse learners
Require all students to interact in the same way with the material
teach grammar and vocabulary in context
teach grammar and vocabulary in isolated lists
incorporate language, culture and content
teach language separate from its cultural context
communicate with the classroom teacher to reinforce curriculum
organize lessons on topics that are disconnected from the students

9. World Folktale Project
Table partners will be your partner for this project.
Working together you will retell your chosen folktale.
Create a 3-5 minute “news” cast script to retell the folktale.
Together research your country to add information to your news cast.
Develop a powerpoint to enhance your retelling
Construct a quiz for your audience.

10. News Cast Develop, write and present the retelling of your folktale.
Script needs to include the 5 W’s writing method.
Script must include who is going to say what and when they are to be said.
News cast should be 3 to 5minutes long.
Practice, Practice, and practice some more.
Work on voice volume and facial expressions.
Be PROUD of your work

11. Research of country
You are your audience’s eyes to your country. Please introduce your country to us. You will need to find a map to show it’s location. Introduce us to the culture of your country.

12. What to research… content culture Interesting facts Map and pictures
Powerpoint
Interesting facts
Map and
pictures

13. Illustrations = kid art

14. Illustrations = photo/drawing

15. Illustrations = ClipArt

16. Special vocabulary
Specialized
vocabulary:
“el totumo”

17. PRE-READING
Story ordering using illustrations

18. PRE-READING realia Story background tradition author geography:
floor maps!

19. regions, biomes, environment, weather
PRE-READING
regions, biomes, environment, weather

20. Quiz Requirements Vocabulary Check for understanding Thought Question
Factual questions
Vocabulary
Check for
understanding
Opinion questions
Thought
Question

21. (Barton and Booth,
Stories in the Classroom, 1990)
“Stories allow students to anticipate and predict thus involving them in activity.”

22. POST-READING Comprehension check Factual questions
What did the rabbit want?
How did he get it?
Opinion questions
Do you think that the rabbit
was right do trick the animals?
Related personal questions
Have you ever tricked anyone?
Have you ever wanted to
change something about yourself?

23. Skits * TPRS * Videos * Puppet Shows
READING:
Skits * TPRS * Videos * Puppet Shows

24. Stories are everywhere…
Go out
and find them!

25. Questions?
Comments?
Ideas?