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Monday, November 14, 2011

Today in Class...11/15

While reading your choice of story, keep the following questions in mind:
-What cultural values come across?
-What is the theme/lesson/moral that is conveyed through the story?

1. Double bubble...urban legends

2. Pick from the following stories:
"Otoonah"- Eskimo legend p.927
"Racing the Great Bear"- Native American legend p. 920
"The Souls in Purgatory"- Mexican folk tale p. 942
"Orpheus and Eurydice"- Greek myth p. 938
"Pecos Bill"- American folk (tall) tale p. 973

3. Creat a flow map while reading. This time, include PICTURES in your boxes, with captions. AFTER reading, answer the following question:
What lesson can be learned from the story? How is this similar to any of the other folklore you've read so far? How is it different?

Period 6:
1. Read "The Girl in the Lavender Dress"
2. When finished, go to lab to work on "Urban Legend" noodletools "project".
HW: Urban legend noodlebib due Friday

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