Thoughts from the Shadow of a Flame. The Indian Reading Series : Stories and Legends of the Northwest. Teacher's Manual, Level V / Robin Butterfield.

This guide presents an overall plan for implementing Level V of the Indian Reading Series, which features stories and legends of Northwest tribes in a supplementary reading and language arts development program for elementary grade Indian and non-Indian children. Introductory sections present the rationale of the program's language experience approach, state program objectives, discuss the Indian oral tradition, and give an historical perspective of Indian culture in pre-contact, reservation, and modern periods. The majority of the manual consists of suggested teaching activities for the 26 stories in the 18 student reading booklets. The following information is provided for each story: (1) geographical area from which the story came; (2) the story type; (3) new or unfamiliar words; (4) story summary including clarification of the values stressed; (5) teacher-guided activities; and (6) list of student activity cards to be used as follow-up. The activities are designed to give students opportunities to practice reading, listening, speaking, and writing within a cultural context. They include discussing, role playing, pantomiming, reading aloud, retelling stories, and writing script and poetry. Community resource people are involved in many activities. Explanation is provided for using the program to supplement units in social studies and science. (JHZ)

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