Clever Comparisons: Trickster Folklore from Around the World
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Mary Hansen
Sally McCumbee Susan Thomas Warm Springs Middle School, Berkeley Springs, WV | |
| Description | Students will apply the elements of a
story (character, setting, plot, point of view, theme) to folktales from around the world. Reading, visual presentations, mapping, spreadsheets, and graphs will be used to compare stories that feature animal tricksters (Brer Rabbit, Anansi, etc.). | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Data Projector/Computer
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| Grade Level | 6 7 8 | |
| National Standards | National Standards: Language Arts - Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts.
Math - Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis. | |
| Career Clusters | Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | Tricksters
Characterization Archetypal Characters Anansi Brer Rabbit | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Lesson 1: whatsup.doc/
Lesson 2: Fearless and Foolish Lesson 3: Where in the World is...? Lesson 4: How in the world...? Lesson 5: Tricksters-From Stories to Graphs | |
| English IGO or CSO | 6.8 7.9 8.6, 6.16 6.26 7.19 7.25 8.15 8.20 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | 6.59 6.56 6.58 7.55 7.56 8.57 8.58 | |