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http://www.topangaonline.com/nativam/turtles.html

http://www.topangaonline.com/nativam/turtles.html

http://worldoftales.com/Native_American_folktales.html

Folktales were told to entertain

Folktales explain why things happen

Folktales can teach a lesson

How many parts to a story are there?

Beginning

Middle

End

Beginning:

Introduce your characters-give details

Setting-describe where your story takes place

What is happening, what’s the problem

Middle

Attempt to solve the problem

Another attempt to solve the problem (something different than what was attempted first)

Final attempt that helps come up with a solution

Ending:

Conclude the story

Explain why this story was told

1. Write your story

2. Edit with the teacher

3. Read folktales, fairytales, or fables while the teacher edits with others (independently or partner read)

Rubric

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/folktale_allfolktale.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson324/write.pdf