Unveiling the Tricksters Tales: Comparing Raven and Ananse Folktales

Exit Ticket: Connecting the Dots - Lesson Plan Modification Content-Literacy Unit: Folktales Around the World Context: A fourth grade teacher is teaching a unit on myths and folktales to begin the school year. By working through a text set of stories from various African, North American, and Asian cultures, students build foundational knowledge about the elements of folktales and mythology across the world. Preparing for LP Modification: Review the topics and concepts that students have been learning in the first few days of the unit, leading up to the Raven lesson. As you learn about the Raven folktale for today’s lesson, consider which prior knowledge might be most useful for students to support and facilitate new learning. Pay particular attention to Anase the Spider. Build your own background knowledge of Raven, the Trickster of Haida and other Pacific Northwest tribes’ mythology, and the story students will read about How Raven Brought Light to the World. Consider the focus standards for the l