La Serna High School
February 2020

Global Issues-Period 4

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2	3	4	5	6	7 Today you will read examples of African folklore on the PBS AFRICA Web site. Elements of the African myth/folklore include: - Importance placed on nature/wildlife - May explain an historic event - May contain moral instruction - Entertainment value Choose the region assigned by Mrs. Ala in this section, click on people, and then go to folklore. After you've selected a myth, or folktale complete the following tasks: 1)Write a summary of the myth, or story. (Write a couple sentences explaining what the folktale was about - imagine I haven’t read it. DON’T copy from the folktale! Put it in your own words.) 2)Explain how the elements of the African myth, or story were incorporated into the myth they chose. 3)What was entertaining about the myth, or story? 4) What did the myth, or story teach them about African culture? 5) How could they apply the myth, or story to their own life? Repeat with a 2nd region of your choice and complete the tasks listed above on a Doc, then submit. 12:30 PM	8
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