Planing Overview
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Lesson Plans
Storytelling:
The Art of Knowledge
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Lesson One
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Lesson Two
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Lesson Three
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Lesson Four
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Lesson Five
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Background Info:
Explanation of
Terms and Process
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LESSON FIVE

Introduction:

Culmination of Unit of work

Talking Circle and First Nations drum and or flute music
(a return to the North point of the Medicine Wheel).

What is the Big Idea?
What have we learned about First Nations culture, attitudes, values and beliefs?
What have we learned about the transmission of knowledge?
What have we discovered about ourselves?
R.A.F.T strategy

 

Presentation

Have a discussion with students about what they have learned.
What have they learned about First Nations culture, attitudes, values and beliefs?
What have they learned about the transmission of knowledge?
What have they discovered about themselves?
Have students discuss how they can tell a story.
Have students practice storytelling with a partner.  Give them a topic about a recent incident and ask them to engage in a two-minute conversation with a partner.  Then do a turn around with another topic.
After the practice debrief about the plus, minus and interesting aspects of storytelling,
introduce the R.A.F.T strategy (R.A.F.T means Role, Audience, Format, Topic) – Understanding by design: Professional development workbook, Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins 2004

Elicit roles, audience, format and topics from students to add to the prepared list.
Give out assigned tasks randomly.
Allow students time to prepare.
Have students present their project results.
Prepare a rubric to evaluate the presentation.

 

Teacher Preparation / Materials / Planning Notes

Develop a short list of topics for students to converse about such as A
My Favourite Team, My Best Day Ever, etc.

Become familiar with the RAFT STRATEGY.  This strategy offers students a creative outlet for demonstrating understanding.  RAFT is a strategy that can be used in differentiating a student task, allowing students some choice in various aspects of the task.  Students communicate information by taking an unusual point of view and performing for a specific audience.

Develop a set of scenarios for the RAFT strategy:
Roles could include an Elder, a storyteller, a chief, etc.
Audience: a group of First Nations school children, a group of business men and women, parents, or a group of elders.
Format: a video camera, a record studio, a pow wow.
Topics: respect for the environment, maintain the traditions, change.
Develop a rubric for evaluation of RAFT presentation.