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Direct linkYoung, Terrell A., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
As an instructional tool, folk literature can foster literacy, promote cultural awareness, and create connections with the content areas. Yet few resources provide background about folk literature and how to use it your classroom. "Happily Ever After" fills this gap with a reader-friendly collection of articles that define folk literature and its…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Mythology, Cultural Awareness, Oral Tradition
Seeley, Virginia, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This textbook contains five units of literature by the Plains Native Americans. The first unit presents examples of oral tradition, in which mythology, legends, stories, songs, and personal accounts pass on values, beliefs, and experiences. The second unit contains nonfiction: an account of a young girl's first days at an Indian boarding school,…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Cultural Education
