Native Americans 1

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Native Americans
By Jamie L Speaight Linda Troller ED 417

Legends Folk Stories and Tales
This lesson is geared towards fifth graders It requires a great deal of creativity and will work on expanding their writing skills

Objectives
The students will be able to do the following Select and read one or more Indian folktales or myths Choose one folktale or legend and retell it to classmates Complete the Fact Fiction Sheet on the folktale chosen for retelling

Objectives cont
Understand that Indian folktales and legends explain a fact of nature or sometimes provide the background for an historical event Demonstrate understanding of legend by writing a legend of their own

Materials Needed
Copies of Native American Legends Folk Tales and Myths Paper Pencils Creative Mind

Web Sites
Turtle Tracks A Native American Newsletter for Children Www turtletracks for kids org Mic Mac Creation Story Read this native myth and learn why the number seven is important to this tribe Www ilhawaii net stony lore21 html

Web Sites
Native Americans and Children s Literature Carol Hurst s Children s Literature Site Listing of books articles displays picture books nonfiction etc www carolhurst com Cherokee Newspaper The only independent cherokee newspaper The original on line independent cherokee newpaper

Web Sites
Native American Technology and Art a topically organized educational web site emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands region organized into categories of Beadwork Birds and Feathers Clay and Pottery Leather and Clothes Plants and Trees etc

Student Activities
Writing of their own Indian tale Fact Fiction Sheet Retell a Folktale to the class Read one or more folktales Be Creative

What is a Legend
Told to entertain an audience explain something or teach a lesson Usually about places people animals about which the author know best

What is a Legend
Good ways to learn about different cultures and belief systems Usually describes something in nature Describes some fact and fiction

Topic Ideas
How would indigenous people describe A thunderstorm A hurricane Night and Day Snow Mountains Fire

Topic Ideas cont
The sun Earthquakes A dream Disease A human characteristic A plant characteristic

Format of the Indian Tale
The tale must be a story within a story For example A grandfather is telling the story to his grandson to explain some of the topics given You must include dialogue in your story

Format of the Indian Tale
For example The grandson asked the grandfather Grandfather where did the porcupine get his quills The grandfather answered Grandson it happened a long time ago

Format of the Indian Tale
The tale must be at least 100 words or more long You must use black ink or type your tale You must have a rough draft edited draft and a polished draft to hand in on assigned date

Format of the Indian Tale
You must also creatively illustrate the tale You may hand in the finished product in the most creative way possible Some examples from last year will be around the room

Example of an Indian Tale
A man was in love with a woman who disliked him and wanted nothing to do with him He tried every way to win her favor but with no success At last he grew discouraged and made himself sick thinking about it Mole came along and finding the man so low in his mind asked what the

Example of an Indian Tale
the trouble was The man told him the whole story and when he had finished the Mole said I can help Not only will she like you be she ll come to you of her own free will That night burrowing underground to the place where the girl was in bed asleep Mole took out her heart

Example of an Indian Tale
He came back by the same way and gave the heart to the discouraged lover who couldn t see it even when it was in his hand There said Mole Swallow it and she will be so drawn to you that she has to come The man swallowed the heart and when the girl woke up she somehow

Example of an Indian Tale
Thought of him at once She felt a strange desire to be with him to go to him that minute She couldn t understand it because she had always disliked him now the feelings grew so strong she was compelled to find the man and tell him that she loved him and wanted to be his wife

Example of an Indian Tale
And so they were married All of those who knew them both were surprised and wondered how it had come about When they found out it was the work of Mole whom they had always thought too insignificant to notice they were jealous and threatened to kill him

Example of an Indian Tale
That s why Mole hid under the ground and still doesn t dare to come up