This lesson will help students develop understanding, appreciation, and respect for other cultures. It uses children's literature to instill a positive attitude towards traditions and people from different cultures. Students will recognize that there are families in the U.S . Students know the physical and human characteristics of places and can use this knowledge to define and study regions and their patterns of change. 2.3 A. Students will identify ways in which different people view and relate to places and regions.
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.