African Folktales: From Oral Tradition to Written Transcripts

A curriculum module from Summer Institute for Educators participant, Kaivan Yuen

Subject: Language Arts and History

Topic: African Folk Tales

 Duration of Lesson: 5 days

Grade Level: 3

Rationale: To connect students' life experiences with African oral traditions, so as to show them the importance of oral tradition.

Objectives:

• The students will learn that Ati'ica is a continent.
• The students will learn about the oral tradition in Africa.
• The students will learn about the various folktales and their signifIcance in Africa.

Published: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

African Studies Center