African Proverbs; Gleaning Information from African Proverbs
Creative History
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Grade Levels
4th - 12th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSCCRA.R.1
CCSSCCRA.R.2
CCSSCCRA.R.3
CCSSCCRA.R.5
CCSSCCRA.R.10
Formats Included
- PDF
- Internet Activities
Pages
8 pages
Creative History
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Description
The study of oral traditions can be greatly enhanced by a close reading of proverbs. Africa provides a plethora of cultures which can be compared and contrasted through their proverbs. This project allows students to examine in-depth four African proverbs to recreate the society from which it derived examining both its intellectual and material milieu. Allow your students to demonstrate their creativity while examining the proverbs of African cultures. Examples included.
Total Pages
8 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
Last updated Oct 3rd, 2010
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Standards
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CCSSCCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSSCCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSSCCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
CCSSCCRA.R.5
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCSSCCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
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