DATE
Monday
12/12/11
Events
You must have
your folk tale with
you in class!!
Thursday
12/15/11
Friday
12/16/11
Objective:
 Read “The Pesky Goat” a Puerto Rican folk tale- respond on netschool.
 District assessment
 Read for 15 mins in class
Guiding Question: - Can you prove that this is a folk tale by finding the elements?
Activity: -Read and respond
Assessment: Response to netschool
Homework: Read for 20 minutes/Log pages from your reading
Objective:
 Present folktales to a partner to prepare for presentation
 Make any last minute changes
 Give feedback to Mrs. James poetry presentations
Tuesday
12/13/11
Wednesday
12/14/11
On Level
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Guiding Question: - Can you present your folktale as a story teller?
Activity: -Present folktales to a partner to prepare for presentation
Assessment: Group work
Homework: Read for 20 minutes/Log pages from your reading
Objective:
 Present your folk tale to the class
 Listen to folk tales passed down as they traditionally were- orally
Guiding Question: -Can you present your folk tale as a story teller?
Activity: present your folk tale and listen to others
Assessment: presentation
Homework: Read for 20 minutes/Log pages from your reading
Objective:
 Present your folk tale to the class
 Listen to folk tales passed down as they traditionally were- orally
Guiding Question: -Can you present your folk tale as a story teller?
Activity: present your folk tale and listen to others
Assessment: presentation
Homework: Read for 20 minutes/Log pages from your reading
Objective:
 Present your folk tale to the class
 Listen to folk tales passed down as they traditionally were- orally
Guiding Question: -Can you present your folk tale as a story teller?
Activity: present your folk tale and listen to others
Assessment: presentation
Homework: Over the break you must read 1 “book unit” and respond to netschool.this is a grade.
Key Understandings: Culture influences literature
Key Vocabulary: folklore, folktale, story elements