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Geography, Ecology, and Folklife
Students identify how do geography and ecology influence a region's folklife. Then they investigate this question and consider how an outsider might view their own region in this lesson. Students also identify how the natural world, even...
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Sense of Place
Students identify the major folk regions of Louisiana and the relationship between folklife, geography, and ecology. They give deeper thought to what makes their own community unique, what their sense of place actually is. Students...
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Grown-ups at Play
Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite,...
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Folklife Around the Year and Around the State
Research how seasonal changes in Louisiana affect learners' lives and the folklife of their communities and the state. They investigate differences in the seasonal round in the regions of Louisiana, including celebrations, festivals,...
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Understanding Folklife and Folklore
Student examine the basic characteristics of folklore. In this folklore lesson, students complete activities to identify two kinds of folk, folk groups, and folklife. Students list daily activities in their home, identify folk groups...
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Folk Groups and Community Folklife
Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. In this folklife lesson, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may complete extension...
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Everyday Learning Worksheet- Folklife
In this folklife worksheet, students discover they may know more about folklife than originally assumed as they complete sentences that include some type of folk tradition.
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Writing About an Interview Worksheet
In this writing about an interview worksheet, students process the information they gathered during their folklife interviews and respond to three questions that help them to understand how they were affected by the interview.
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Seasonal Events Web Quest
In this seasonal round worksheet, students access the 10 webpages listed and read about holidays and important dates and record how seasonal changes and regional differences affect our work, recreation, foodways, beliefs, customs, and...
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Letter From a Folklorist
In this letter from a folklorist instructional activity, students read a letter from a folklorist to discover more about this career. The letter describes the importance of this field and aspects of the job.
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Things I've Learned About Folklife
For this learning about folklife worksheet, students fill in a chart about the things they learned about folklife, folk groups, and folk genres.
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Interview Checklist
In this folklife interview checklist worksheet, students check themselves for all the components to achieve success on their folklife interview. They check for before, during, and after components.
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Occupational Glossary Worksheet
In this occupational glossary instructional activity, learners define some terms and gestures they learned after observing and researching the folklife of an occupational group.
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Student Post-Interview Review Questions
In this post-interview instructional activity, students assess the content of the material they gathered during the folklife interview in order to continue with the project.
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That's a Good Questions Worksheet: Interview Questions
In this question worksheet, students generate several questions they would use to interview their music career mentor before the actual interview.
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Louisiana Folklife Bingo
In this Louisiana folklife bingo worksheet, students have the game board to master their practice of knowledge about Louisiana folklife.
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Louisiana Folklife Bingo (New Orleans)
In this New Orleans, Louisiana folklife bingo worksheet, students have another game board to test their knowledge in a fun yet educational way on folklife in New Orleans.
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Louisiana Folklife Bingo (North Louisiana)
In this Louisiana folklife bingo activity, students test their knowledge on a game board that displays information on Louisiana folklife.
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Types of Folklife Worksheet
In this types of folklife worksheet, students define the varying types of folklife, their motifs, and any variants. Students are challenged by the cultural processes they must categorize.
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Online Scavenger Hunt
In this online scavenger hunt worksheet, learners look for Louisiana folklife traditions on the Web. They must be prepared to describe their findings and tell where they found them.
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Word Quilt Worksheet
In this word quilt instructional activity, students use the word quilt template (available separately) to create a word quilt after discussing and recording what folklife means to them. Students work in groups of four.
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Listening Logs Rubric
In this listening log rubric worksheet, students are assessed on their understanding of and presentation on musical landscapes through several categories: Locating and Collecting, Listening and Responding, Analyzing and Interpreting,...