Walking the Choctaw Road
Publication Information
Author:  Tingle, Tim	Illustrator:
Title:  Walking the Choctaw Road	Date:  2003
Publisher:  Cinco Puntos Press	City:  El Paso, TX
ISBN, paperback:  0-938317-74-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading
Summary:
A collection of twelve stories from the Mississippi and Oklahoma branches of the Choctaw People, including traditional lore arising from beliefs and myths, historical tales pased down through generations, and personal stories of contemporary life.
Teaching Ideas:
How does the author convey oral storytelling in the printed word? Students might pick a favorite story and prepare to tell it to others. What changes? Research more about the Trail of Tears. How do readers react to the spiritual or magic in the tales? What role does it play in the Choctaw culture?
Teaching Strategies:
Agree? Disagree? Why?    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures > cultural conflict Ethnic Groups > Native American Social Studies > anthropology > folklore > folktales Family > oral history History > time period > 19th Century Literature and Language > storytelling Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > prejudice Family > family heritage Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > spirituality

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