RU5L1D1PK1 A Story, A Story Unit 5, Lesson 1, Day 1

RU5L1D1PK2 defenseless without protection, unguarded

RU5L1D1PK3 descendents children, grandchildren, and continuing generations of an original set of parents; those people sharing the same ancestors

RU5L1D1PK4 tatter tear; make ragged; rip

RU5L1D1PK5 flamboyant overly colorful, showy appearance or behavior

RU5L1D1PK6 furious very angry, violent

RU5L1D1PK7 Author and Illustrator Gail Haley Ms. Haley started telling stories and creating art when she was just a child.

RU5L1D1PK8 Genre – African Folktale African folk stories are often encouraging, telling their listeners that defenseless people and tiny animals can outwit their stronger enemies, and that wit and wisdom allow the weak to succeed against great odds.

RU5L1D1PK9 Background Information Ananse achieves his goal by tricking and capturing the creatures that the Sky God has named as his price. There are many folktales that involve characters who trick other characters to achieve the same goal. These are called “trickster” tales.

RU5L1D1PK10 Activating Prior Knowledge Have any of you read this story before? What do you know about storytelling? Have any of you read any other African folktales?

RU5L1D1PK11 Reading Strategies Monitoring and Clarifying Predicting Confirming Predictions Summarizing

RU5L1D1PK12 Essential Questions Unit: How does oral storytelling teach us about the culture and traditions of people? Story: What does A Story, A Story teach us about stories in Africa?