Social Studies Activity Students retell a legend orally, illustrating it with the art style of the source culture. WHAT TO DO Explain to students that oral storytelling has always been very popular in Africa.
Storytellers pass on their cultures' traditions by telling the stories of the past.
Point out that traditional art and handiwork are also passed on from generation to generation. Divide the class into presentation teams. Each team should include both storytellers and artists. Tell students they are to locate a traditional African story to retell orally. Explain that each team of storytellers is to learn one story by heart, dividing it so that each storyteller tells one part.