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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Read Write Think: Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Using international folklore as subject matter, lead your students in a unit to research literary forms and foreign countries. There is a printout available for instruction and assessment.
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Philadelphia Folksong Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about festivals and about folk song background plus support for furthering education about folklore.
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Biography Base: Aesop Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Aesop, the supposed author of Aesop's Fables, a collection of folktales that use talking animals to teach morals or lessons about life. It also provides of some of his fables.
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Galeria De Pintores Panamenos: Olga Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "Galeria de Pintores Panamenos", an informative Web site about Panamanian artists. The page provides information about and a photo of Olga Sinclair. There are additional links provided to learn more about...
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Where the Cherry Tree Grew

For Students 6th - 8th
"I cannot tell a lie. "-Washington. Children have grown up listening to the story of George Washington cutting down the cherry tree to teach students lessons on honesty. Was this a true or false story? Read the following interview with...

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