This week we continued to read Native American Folktales in class. The students were given a choice between two folktales to read, analyze, create a script (retelling), and incorporate each person with either a speaking part and or playing some type of instrument or make some type of sound to improve the overall quality of their presentation. We watched a short folktale presentation last week. In short, the students had an idea what an authentic folktale sounded like; they had a clear target!
This activity was another hit in class, but breaking down either "Fox and Coyote and Whale" and "Coyote and Buffalo" proved to be quite a challenge. Though this is not an FCAT preparatory class, I incorporated many reading skills and strategies throughout the lesson. In the end, some students performed a more traditional retelling and others made the folktale more present day.
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