Unit 6 Week 1 Reading Comprehension

An African Folktale from Nigeria

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Why the Sky is Far Away

"I will read an African folktale and be able to discuss the lesson that it teaches."

​"I will identify, summarize, and list in sequential order the main events of a pourquoi African folktale."

​Learning Objectives

Unit 6 Week I: Tales to Live By

Essential Question:

What can different cultures teach us?

​What does culture mean?

What is a fable?

What is a pourquoi tale?

Where is Africa? Nigeria?

​Think About It!!

​Key Text: Why the Sky is Far Away - A Nigerian pourquoi folktale

​Pourquoi Tales & Fables

A Pourquoi Tale -

• Explains why something is the way that it is or how something came to be.

• Help people make sense of the world around them.

Fables are short stories that -

• Are passed down from generation to generation.

• Have an important message or lesson that teaches us how to live a good life and be a good person.

• Have talking animals, trees, plants, rocks, or other natural elements.