Overview	Lesson 1 The Story	Lesson 2 How Much Rice?	Lesson 3 India	Lesson 4 Sharing Info	Lesson 5 Folk Art	Lesson 6 Tell a Tale

Grade Level:  Grade 4

Subjects: 

• Language Arts
  
• Social Studies
  
• Technology
  

Learner Outcomes: 

• SWBAT create a folktale
• SWBAT understand and use MS Word
• SWBAT evaluate another student's work using a rubric
• SWBAT map a folktale using a web
  

Duration of lesson: 
Five 45 minute class periods

Materials/Technology Tools:

• Computers with MS Word & Internet access
• folktale rubric
• folktale web sites
  

Teacher Notes: 

• All links have been provided to assist in teacher preparation.
  

Procedures:

1. Teacher will show/review with students folktale web that class completed in Lesson 1.
2. Teacher will hand out rubric that will be used for evaluation of folktales.
3. Teacher will go over rubric with students and answer any questions they may have.
4. Students will complete web http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/weareone/litform.html for their own folktale.
5. Students will go over to the computers.
6. Students will visit site http://www.folktale.net/openers.html and choose an opening and a closing for their folktale.
7. Students will create folktale in MS Word, following the rubric.
8. When finished, students will use rubric to "peer review" each other's work.
9. Students will conference and share evaluations of folktales.
10. Students will make any necessary changes to folktales.
11. Volunteers will share their folktale with class.
    

Evaluation: 

• Rubric to evaluate folktales
• folktale webs
• hard copy of student's folktale
  

Modifications: 
Teacher can assign folktale openings and closings if Internet access is unavailable.  Teacher can have students type folktales in shifts if not enough computers are available for all students.

Enrichment Activities: 

• Language Arts:  Students can read John Henry, Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill or Daniel Boone.  They will then create their own American folktale.
• Math:  Students can discover how the number three is a recurring motif in folktales.  (Complete a web search to support this.)
• Social Studies:  Students can create a time line and place the events of their folktale in chronological order.  Students can also do research (on the computer) to give examples of the time period their folktale takes place in.
• Health:  Using conflict resolution techniques learned previously in health class, figure out a compromise to the protagonist and antagonist's problem.
• Music:  Pick music to set folktale to, or student can pick music to enhance their play.  (Under the physical education enrichment activity.)
• Art:  Students can explore how illustrations enhance the story and reflect culture by illustrating their own folktale.
  

National Standards:
National Educational Technology Standards for Students

• Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
  

English Language Arts Standards:

• Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Pennsylvania State Standards:

Academic Standards for Writing

References:

One Grain of Rice : A Mathematical Folktale by Demi.  Published by Scholastic Inc.
http://www.michigan.gov/scope/0,1607,7-155-10710_10733_10735-39151--,00.html

Authors
Sandy Grassel
Propel Charter School-Homestead

Maryann Rullo
Ringgold School District

Kelly Sherbondy
West Greene School District