Highlander Folktales

SouthAmericanFolktales

BlairBrendli&KristenBoyd

RISDMAT2011

HighlanderSchoolMrs.Cavanagh’s3rdGradeClass

•  UnitGoal:ArHstsusestorytelling(verbal&visual)tobeLerunderstandandcommunicatethecultureofacountry

•  LessonGoal:ArHstscanusecreaHvewriHngandillustraHonstoconstructanexciHngfolktalethatexpressesideasaboutaculture.

•  Assignment:CreateafolktalebookthatreflectsSouthAmericanculturethroughwriHngandart.Completeaplanningguideandstoryboard,whichdocumentstheprocessofcreaHngthefinalpiece.RemembertothinkaboutwhatcharacterisHcsmakeupanexciHngfolktaleandengagingfolkart.

LessonObjec5ves:Asaresultofinstruc5onstudentswillbeableto:

Evalua5onCriteria/EvidenceofSuccess

IdenHfythecharacterisHcsthatmakeupafolktaleandfolkartandrecognizehowthesecommunicateideasaboutaculture.

StudentsacHvelyparHcipateinclassdiscussionsaboutfolktalesandfolkart.TheirfinalbookreflectsthattheycanaccuratelyindenHfythecharacterisHcsofafolktaleandfolkart.

CreateafolktalebookthatreflectsSouthAmericanCulturethroughwriHngandart.

Student’sfinalbooksincludedisHnctreferencestoSouthAmericanCulture.TheillustraHonsrevealanunderstandingofSouthAmericanFolkArtthroughforms,colors,paLernanddesign.

CreateastoryboardandotherplanningguidestoassistinthecreaHonofafinalwork.

Student’splanningguidesandstoryboardsshowobservableprogressinresearchandevolvingideas.

ReflectandtalkabouttheSouthAmericancontentthatisincorporatedinfolktalebooks.

StudentscanaccuratelyidenHfytheculturalaspectsofSouthAmericainthecontentoftheirfolktaleaswellasintheirillustraHons.

Folktales&FolkArt

PlanningGuides

• Whatcountrydoesyourstorytakeplacein?

• Whatisthelandscapelikethere?

• Whattypesofanimalsarethere?

• Whatdoesyourmaincharacterlooklike?Drawyourcharacter.

• Describeyourcharacter.

• Whatisthemainprobleminyourfolktale?

• HowdoesyourmaincharacterfindasoluHontotheproblem?

Storyboards

Books&IllustraHons

CoverArt

ReflecHon• WritetwothingsyoulearnedaboutFolktales.

• WritetwothingsyoulearnedaboutFolkArt.

• Whatwasyourfavoritepartoftheproject?

ExhibiHon