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Description:
The elementary school student is exposed to many types of folktales. Many of the tales they encounter are called “pourquoi" (pour kwah') tales. This lesson will introduce students to this important part of literature. Students will learn the characteristics of a pourquoi tale, or why, tales, a type of folktale that usually explains something in nature and is found in most world cultures. To demonstrate their understanding, students will create their own pourquoi tales. Students will be motivated by the content of this lesson because it integrates a number of cross-curricular content areas.
Goals & Objectives:

Instructional Goals:

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The goal of this lesson is to introduce and expose students to pourquoi tales. Learning Objectives: With 80% accuracy students will be able to identify and explain pourquoi tales.

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Motivational Goals: This lesson will contain the following motivational strategies utilizing Keller's Model of Motivation.

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Attention: After a read aloud students will be asked specific questions and information about pourquoi tales (How the Chipmunk Got His Stripes) as well as the learner's cooperative group work assignment. Relevance: The contents, information and activities will be relevant to the learner's English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies content area standards.

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Confidence: The learners will be given pourquoi tales to discuss and learn about. The learner will feel confident after completing and reporting their group's findings and discussing possible topics of their own.

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Satisfaction: The learners will feel gratified with their acquisition and mastery of these new skills and will feel satisfied that they have at least read and discussed one pourquoi tale. The learner will actively participate through interactions with the teacher and group throughout the lesson.
Materials & Sources:
Overhead projector / PowerPoint How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac. Various pourquoi tales
Procedures:

NOTE FROM EVALUATOR: A more detailed description of this lesson plan with background and definition of terms is included as a text file under Media Elements. Also included under Media Elements is a colorful PowerPoint presentation which can be used to introduce students to the concept of pourquoi tales.

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Introduction:

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1. Anticipatory Set: The teacher will ask the class if anyone knows why a chipmunk has stripes on its back. Body:

2. Using PowerPoint or an overhead projector the teacher will define pourquoi and explain what pourquoi tales are.

3. The teacher will discuss possible pourquoi topics and explain what pourquoi tales do.

4. Students will provide examples of possible topics.

5. Teacher will read the book: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac.

6. Students will listen to the story and then discuss why the story is a pourquoi tale

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Conclusion:

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7.Students will have the opportunity to read a variety of other pourquoi tales.
Assessment:
Group discussion of pourquoi tale.Students will verbally respond to an exit question. For Example:

1. What does pourquoi mean?
2. What do pourquoi tales do?
3. Give me an example of a pourquoi tale.
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Presented By: Justin Ashworth
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