Her+Seven+Brothers

=**Genre: Folktales, Myths, & Legends** = = __Her Seven Brothers__ = = By Paul Goble = = Infusing ELA Folktale Unit with Technology = = In this Cheyenne legend, a young girl, blessed with visionary powers, dreams of seven brothers. She finds and cares for them until the chief of the buffalo nation demands that she leave them and join him. The girl and her brothers escape by climbing a tree and jumping into the night sky, where they form the Big Dipper. This is a //creation// legend, which explains how natural phenomena came to be. = = = Tool #1 __Wordle __ Reading Standards for Literature -Grade5 MA 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. 
 * MA 5. **Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
 * MA 6 **. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships

====//Introduction of Folktale Unit begins with talking about Genre. Use Genre wordle to activate student's thinking. Show wordle and ask students to comment. Follow with Folktale Wordle and ask students to predict the Genre the words suggest. This will lead into our study of Folktales. This activity shows prior knowledge and prompts student thinking and discussion. //====
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Tool #2 __Vocabulary-Spelling City __ Reading Standards for Literature -Grade5 MA 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

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//The vocabulary for **__Her seven Brothers__** will be introduced in **Spelling City.** Students will see and hear the word, learn its meaning and part of speech, and be given an example of its usage in a sentence. In addition, they will be able to show comprehension through games and activities that allow practice // Spelling City is an interactive website. It introduces vocabulary and engages students in practice. This is differentiated as it allows students to work at their own pace. It can be used in the classroom and at home for homework. Students receive feedback which is one of the most powerful factors leading to student ahievement.
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Tool #3 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">You tube video __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">The First People-History of Native Americans __

MA.2 Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Speaking and Listening Standards-Grade 5 **

MA.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. **Writing Standards - Grade 5**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">7. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic

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Building background knowledge through discussion of a topic before reading, as well as using a multimedia visual, enhances comprehension of main ideas and underlying theme. Students become aware of values and beliefs of others. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">media type="youtube" key="YLpAMTZROFY" width="425" height="350"

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Tool #4 __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Podcast-Activity 1 __ //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">__**Her Seven Brothers**__ // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Reading Standards: Foundational Skills Pre-K-5 a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. media type="file" key="Her Seven Brothers.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * 4. ** Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Students will listen to __**Her Seven Brothers**__ read and recorded by the teacher. Fluent reading is modelled for the student by the teacher. Students will practice a reading and do a podcast of their own. Research has proven that repeated reading leads to fluency. //

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Podcast-Activity 2 __ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Student Vodcast a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Language Standards -Grade 5 a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Reading Standards for Literature Pre-K–5 **
 * ** MA.4. ** Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
 * **MA.8.A.** Locate and analyze examples of foreshadowing in stories, poems, folktales, and plays. ||
 * ** 9. ** Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. ||
 * //Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity// ||
 * ** 10. ** By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. ||
 * 5. ** Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Reading Standards for Listening and Speaking -Grade5 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">MA 2. Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

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//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Students will read and compare three folktales of their choice. They will then choose one to practice reading and then do their own //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">vodcast. //Students will identify similarities and differences, which enhances student's ability to understand. They will be provided with a venn diagram or other appropriate graphic organizer.//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Tool #5 __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Digital Storytelling __ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Storybird or Movie Maker

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Writing Standards-Pre-K-5

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">MA.3.A. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Write stories, poems, and scripts that draw on characteristics of tall tales or myths, or of modern genres such as mysteries, fantasies, and historical fiction.

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//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Students will collaborate with a classmate to create a folktale of their own using the Storybird website, where they will be able to use graphics, create dialogue, and record their story. Students will engage in cooperative learning. Students are engaged in active learning when given opportunities to interact with other students for meaningful discussion. // []

Schrum, Lynne, and Barbara B. Levin. //Leading 21st Century Schools: Harnessing Technology for Engagement and Achievement//. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2009. Print.
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