Alaska Native Oral Traditions
Students will gather oral stories through various resources (Anchorage Schools District, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Smithsonian Folklife Festival), examine their content and provide feedback as to the intended meaning or moral of the story.
Classroom Guide
Essential Questions
- Why do you think these stories with a moral were created?
- What happened to cause these stories to stop being spread to subsequent generations?
- Why should we bring these stories back and read/teach them to this generation?
Standards
- Alaska State Standards English/Language Arts Reading Standards for Literature K5 Grade 5 Key Ideas and Details 1. Locate explicit information in the text to suppose inferences drawn from the text. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- Alaska Cultural Standards A. B. Culturally-knowledgeable students are well grounded in the cultural heritage and traditions of their community. 3. acquire and pass on the traditions of their community through oral and written history Culturally-knowledgeable students are able to build on the knowledge and skills of the local cultural community as a foundation from which to achieve personal and academic success throughout life. 1. acquire insights from other cultures without diminishing the integrity of their own