Aboriginal Elders: A Grade 12 Unit Lesson Plan
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Traditional story about how coyote, with the help of other animals, stole fire from the Fire Protectors and gave it to humans so that they could stay warm during the winter months.
Republished from the Montreal Herald.
Republished from the Montreal Herald.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in a script for the traditional story.
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.