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6th Grade Unit 2
**Folklore: A Blast from the Past** This six-week unit focuses on what folklore (myths, legends, tall, and pourquoi tales) reveals about world cultures—including our own. Students explore myths and legends from a variety of sources: ancient Greek or Roman civilizations; Russian history; Viking, Eskimo, or Latin American cultures; or other cultures of the students’ choice. In addition, students read informational text, listen to music, and examine art from the myth’s or legend’s country of origin. Class discussions focus on the fact that folklore provides a limited view of a culture and that it’s important to research the country before making sweeping generalizations about it. The goal of this unit is not only for students to find commonalities across this genre, but to discover countries and cultures other than our own. The culminating project is an informative/explanatory essay in response to the essential question.
 * Overview **

How is folklore simultaneously revealing and limiting?
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION **

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