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Animal Attributes People have described certain human attributes by associating them with animals, probably for as long as people and animals have lived together. Have you ever heard someone say…
"strong as an ox" , "wise as an owl", or "hungry as a horse" ?
Think about the animals listed below -- what words would you choose to describe them? Use words provided in the list below, or add your own descriptive words.
annoying clever busy fierce friendly noble silly
dangerous powerful loud scary stupid witty lazy
beautiful angry ugly crazy brave curious slippery
generous sad lazy selfish quiet tired timid
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__________________________ as a chicken
_____________________________ as a bear
____________________________as a spider
____________________________as an eagle
_____________________________ as a shark
______________________________as a cow
_________________________ as an elephant
____________________________as a snake
_____________________________ as a fish
____________________________as a sheep
_____________________________ as a wolf
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_____________________________as a crow
__________________________ as a penguin
___________________________ as a donkey
Follow up: Think about the word choices you made to describe each animal. What characteristics of that animal made those descriptions fit? How have folktales used these animal characteristics to tell the story and teach a lesson? What animals would you choose to tell your own folktale?
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Ask the Artist Imagine being able to talk to the artist that created this object. What questions would you ask? How might the artist answer? Remember, you speak for the artist, so answer the questions as he or she might. Object Name or Title: _______________________________________________________________________ 1. What is your name? _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Where are you from? ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the place where you are right now. What are you doing there? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How would you describe your artwork? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What tools do you use to create your artworks? ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How did you decide what to include, and what to leave out, when creating this object? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What part of this object was your favorite to work on? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. If you made an object like this again, what would you do differently? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Is there any other information that you would like to share about yourself or your artwork? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Imagine what the artist looks like while working, and make a drawing. Include any details you think might be important. Don’t forget the tools and the artwork!
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Compare and Contrast
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Drawing Conclusions 1. Listen to or read the story. 2. Summarize the story, including main points and important details. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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What specific scene or element of the story does the artwork apply to, or depict? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Does the story help the art to make sense, or does the art help the story? ___________________ Why is that? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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What is the purpose of the artwork in storytelling? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Examine the Elements Use the Reading the Art images of the object to Zoom in, look closely, and describe the details! Then use the
background information on the website to help you find some answers.
1. Describe this work of art, using only the details that you can see.
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2. If you could touch this work of art, what would it feel like? Describe textures, materials, etc.
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3. What are the three most important features in this work of art? Identify them in the numbered spaces below. 1. (most important)
2. (important)
3. (least important)
4. How did you decide which was the most important feature? What clues did you use?
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5. What questions do you have, that this work of art cannot answer on its own?
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How do they Compare? The Story… … vs. … …The Art Listen to or read the story and write down Examine the artwork closely and write important details. down important details.
Which details appear in both the artwork and the story? Which do not? (Option: translate onto Venn Diagram) __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Does the artwork give you enough information to recognize the story on its own? _______ Yes _______ No
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Where does the story take place? (time, culture, place)
Who is (are) the most important character(s)?
What objects or details appear important to the story?
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Imaginary Interview
Read or listen to the story, then choose one of the characters to “interview.” Think about their part in the story and imagine what they might say? How would they answer?
Remember you are the one asking the questions, and the character is answering! 1. What is your name? _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Are you male or female? ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you live in the city or the country? ________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the place where you are right now. What are you doing there? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you have a job? What is it? ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How do you feel right now (at the end of the story)? Why do you feel that way? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Did you feel differently at the beginning of the story? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is your favorite thing to do? ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Describe what you are wearing. Give some details, please! ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Is there any other information that you would like to share about yourself? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Imagine what your character looks like, and draw it. Include any details you think might be important.
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Listening to Learn
When did this story happen?
What is the title of this story?
What questions would you ask the storyteller?
What sound effects would you add to bring the story to life?
What kind of story is this?
Where does the story take place?
Who are the main characters in this story? What other characters are mentioned?
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Map It! Southern Alaska
Use an atlas to find:
1. modern Canadian provinces and states of the USA
2. the region where the Tlingit people live
3. major geographical features and climate zones What kinds of difficulties do people living in these areas encounter? Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Playing the Parts Take the story you have heard and rewrite it as a play. Use the background information on the website and your imagination to add details. 1. WHO? Identify the main characters in the story, and describe them briefly. How might they look?
2. WHERE? Describe the place where the story happens; time of day, weather, scenery, etc.
3. WHAT? Explain the action of the story. What happens to the characters? How do they react?
4. HOW? Use your notes and ideas to imagine the script.
What would the characters say to each other? How do they feel? What happens next?
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Reading for Meaning A. Read the story from the text provided. Then answer the following questions.
1. What is the title? ____________________________________________________________________
2. Who are the main characters in the story? What other characters are mentioned?
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3. Where does the story take place? How do you know? _______________________________________
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4. When did this story happen? ___________________________________________________________
5. What happens in the story? ___________________________________________________________
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6. What kind of story is this? ____________________________________________________________
B. Read the story again to see if you missed anything.
Turn over
C. What are your ideas about the story?
Use the story and any background information on the website to help you find some answers.
1. What picture do you get in your mind of the characters or the setting or the action in the story?
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2. If you were reading the story out loud, what sound effects would you add to bring the story to life?
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3. What changes in the characters or setting or the plot would you make and why?
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D. What questions would you like to ask the storyteller?____________________________________
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E. Why has this story been told again and again? _________________________________________
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Storyboard: Picture the Process Look carefully at the work of art. How was it made? What choices and decisions did the artist make? What process did the artist follow to create this work of art? Use the spaces below to sketch out the artist at work, step by step, just as movie makers do.
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Storyboard: Scene by Scene Read or listen to the story. What are the main events, or the most important things that happened, in the story? Use the spaces below to sketch out the story scene by scene, just as movie makers do.
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