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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This unit features the rich oral tradition of Native Americans storytelling in various genres predating the introduction and influence of English writings, bringing three contemporary authors to light. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts,...
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Connecticut Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Connecticut.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Wyoming Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Wyoming.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Vermont Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Vermont.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Rhode Island Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Rhode Island.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: New Hampshire Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of New Hampshire.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Missouri Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Missouri.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Mississippi Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Mississippi.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Zora Neale Hurston is featured in this biography highlighting her literary contributions which focused on African Americans as whole people, celebrating their heritage, in an era when black authors tended to write about their...
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Arkansas Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Arkansas.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Delaware Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Delaware.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: South Dakota Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of South Dakota.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Ohio Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Ohio.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: North Dakota Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of North Dakota.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Nebraska Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Nebraska.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Billy the Kid: Perspectives on an Outlaw

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity relates to the westward movement in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...