Appalachia: Traditions, Culture, and Tales

State	WV
Status	Ready for Users
Stage	Public
Subject	English/Language Arts Science Social Studies
Author	Donis Hannah Debbie Myers Karen Pickens
Description	This unit will give the students the opportunity to explore dialect, apply story elements, and hone presentation skills from a variety of sources involving Appalachian literature and culture. Reading, mapping, visual presentations, and technology will be used to give the students an understanding of this culture, its people and their heritage.
The 21st Century Tools	Internet searches and sites Word processign Data projector Overhead projector
Grade Level	6 7 8
National Standards	Language Art: Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorica aspects of writing. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process. Demonstrates competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning Gathers and uses information for research purposes Geography: Understands the characterisitcs and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies. Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment. Understands the patterns of human settlement and their causes. Science: Knows about the diversity and unity that characterize life. Understands how species depend on one another and the environment. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry for survival.
Career Clusters	Fine Arts and Humanities
Keywords	Appalachia Culture Dialect Tradition Tales
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window)	Lesson 1: Appalachia: a place and a culture Lesson 2: Stories to Ponder Lesson 3: Appalachia Alive! Lesson 4: Lost, Not Forgotten Lesson 5: Presenting Appalachia
References	English/Language Arts Geography Science
English IGO or CSO	7.5, 7.9, 7.12, 7.16, 7.19, 7.20, 7.36, 7.14, 7.51, 7.53, 7.56, 7.57, 7.58, 7.60, 7.64, 7.149, 7.157, 7.164, 7.173
Science IGO or CSO	7.30, 7.28, 7.62, 7.78
Social Studies IGO or CSO	7.20, 7.21, 7.22, 7.30, 7.33, 734, 7.38, 7.48, 7.60, 7.68