Shannon Engledow
Kamiah Elementary
Fall 2005
Iteach Project


Subject Area:  Language Arts
Grade Level:    K-3 **(Could be a K-12 with adaptations)

Standards Addressed:
680.01.x680.03.b Sequencing
680.03.d Cause and Effect

Lesson objectives:
The students will be able to retell a legend that includes the three basic story components:  Beginning, middle and end.

The students will be able to discuss the cause and effect of a legend and its story elements.

Lesson background:
Students must have the background knowledge of legends and the significance legends held in historical recollection.  Students also need to have the prior knowledge of the three main parts of a story.

Materials:
1 paper bag or bucket
copies of various animals/reptiles 

Procedure:  
1.  Teacher will ask students to draw an animal from the bag.
2. As a part of the weekly homework, students and parents will create a legend about his/her animal and how that animal came to be.  Each story must include the three basic story elements when retold.

3. The students will have a week to prepare and presentations will be in two sessions.  





Evaluation/Assessment:
Parents will be given the grading information as follows with the homework assignment.
Scoring Rubric
3
2
1
Student 
 *included all three literary elements.  (Beginning, middle and ending)
*used a poster or puppet in retelling.
*spoke loudly and clearly.

Student
*included some of the literary elements.
*spoke loudly and clearly.
Student 
*included one literary element.


Part II:
After all of the presentations have been completed discuss as a class the cause/effects of  the stories that were presented.

Materials:
Overhead projector
Cause/Effect Map on overhead film
Overhead markers

Procedure:
Model the cause and effect map out loud using familiar legend that was discussed in class over the unit.  
Prior Causes
Topic/Event
Future Effects




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