Asian Folktales
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Transcript of Asian Folktales
Asian Folktales
Transform Folktales to Scripts• Kings for Breakfast: A Hindu Legend
• The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan
• Too-too-moo and the Giant: A Tale of Indonesia
• The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Legend
• The Four Puppets: A Tale of Burma
GoalsScript Writing by Planning and Recording
Improvisations Based on Personal Experience and Heritage.
ObjectiveResearching by Finding Information to
Support Dramatizations
Objective
Reading for understanding
ObjectiveCommunication Skills and Strategies
Objective
Apply Knowledge
Objective
Develop Research Skills
Objective
Multicultural Understanding
Objective
Applying Language Skills
OBJECTIVESTLW work in groups cooperatively
TLW rewrite Asian folktales as Reader’s Theater scriptsTLW perform the folktale scripts for peers and middle/elementary
schools
English Literature
Social Studies
Theatre
Grade 10
Materials Needed
• Internet Access
• Materials for props
• Folktales Website
Show a world map of the country of the tale’s origin
Students Introduce Vocabulary
Prior to performance, students will introduce any unusual or new vocabulary words.
After Performance of Each Folktale
After the performance of each tale, discuss the lesson learned from it.