Level 1 – Foundational Learning (Elementary) | Language Arts & Oral Narratives | Oral Narration, Direct Instruction

Reading for Information: Tlingit Oral Narratives Strategy Focus: Predicting, Marking the Text, Rereading, Paraphrasing Tlaagu Shkalneek: Old Story Have you ever heard a Tlingit story? If so, it is likely the story you heard is over six thousand years old. That is really old. Writing wasn’t even invented six thousand years ago. These stories survive because they were passed on to the children. When the children grew up they told the same stories to their children. Learning from Tlingit Stories Many years ago Tlingit children learned about their world through stories. The stories were like school. Tlingit children listened to their elders tell stories. Through the stories they learned about animals and hunting. They learned how to show respect for the people and nature. They also learned the history of their people. They learned who they are and where they came from. This was how children learned many things. Even…