Students can be invited to bring in oral stories, such as folktales, for literary or cultural analysis, expanding the range of text types and providing cultural relevance for students.
Example:
Students can act as anthropologists, drawing upon oral texts that they bring in to retell. During a lesson, students can be encouraged to explore folktales from their cultures with a focus on the language used to tell these stories. The lesson could culminate in a poster of their self-selected folktale depicted on a narrative arc.
Further Reading:
Annenberg Learner – Engage Students with Folktales
Clark & Marinack – Courageous Conversations: Inviting Valued Texts Into The Classroom (2011)
Created by Sunisa Nuonsy
Reviewed by Louis Olander
Categorised in: (2) Language, Math Expressions, Symbols, (3) Comprehension, (7) Recruiting Interest, (8) Effort and Persistence, ENGAGEMENT, REPRESENTATION