How Does The Literature Of This Country Communicate Its Values?
Day 1
Read Aloud:
The Dancing Turtle, A Folktale from Brazil by Pleasant DeSpain & david Boston
When a hunter captures Turtle and takes her home for turtle stew, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children . . . and her own wit. Featuring watercolors radiant with foliage and wildlife, David Boston guides the reader through the dense and fertile Amazon rain forest in this folktale told throughout Latin America.
Activity:
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Create paper plate turtles.
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Write a summary about the story focusing on the moral of the story.
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Attach summaries to turtles and display.
Day 2
How Night Came From the Sea: A Story from Brazil by Mary-Joan Gerson
"Can you imagine a world without night? No moonbeams? No stars? No time to rest in your bed? This story tells how night came to Brazil.
An adaptation of a Brazilian tale explaining how night came to the land of daylight, bringing rest and refreshment to living things.
In sure-footed prose brushed with delicate poetry, Gerson retells a Brazilian story of how night was brought to earth from the sea.
The Sea Serpents Daughter: A Brazilian Legend by Margaret Lippert
Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.
Activity:
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Compare and Contrast stories using a Venn Diagram
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Journal Writing ~ Creative Writing: Think of another way that night came to the rainforest of Brazil.
Day 3
The Fabulous Beasts by Finn Bevan & Diana Mayo
A collection of traditional tales featuring animals, from such places as West Africa, Brazil, and the Arctic.
Brazilian Tale:
Day 4
Creation of Night
Online Brazilian Legend from the Amazon: http://www.candlelightstories.com/Stories/CreationoftheNight.htm
How Toad Got His Skin
Online Brazilian Legend from the Amazon: http://www.candlelightstories.com/Stories/Toad.htm
Activity:
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Other Resources:
Folktales Online from around the World: http://www.spiritoftrees.org/folktales/country/folktales_country.html
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