Students read and recognize literature as an expression of human experience. Students write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Each student will write a fairy tale or folk tale, which includes some elements identifiable to a specific culture. Students will illustrate their stories. Prerequisite Skills Students need to be able to write a complete story.
Students know what makes a story a fairy tale or a folk tale.
Students need information about at least one other culture besides their own. Instructional Strategies Read fairy tales and folk tales that have their origin in other countries or are stories familiar to students but are written from the perspective of another culture. Compare and contrast these stories. Look for unique cultural aspects in the story and in the illustrations. Make a list of traditions, foods, customs, types of clothing, houses and geographical features related to the setting of the story they will each be writing.