Asian Folktales

Transform Folktales to Scripts• Kings for Breakfast: A Hindu Legend 

• The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan 

• Too-too-moo and the Giant: A Tale of Indonesia 

• The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Legend 

• The Four Puppets: A Tale of Burma 

GoalsScript Writing by Planning and Recording

Improvisations Based on Personal Experience and Heritage.

ObjectiveResearching by Finding Information to

Support Dramatizations

Objective

Reading for understanding

ObjectiveCommunication Skills and Strategies

Objective

Apply Knowledge

Objective

Develop Research Skills

Objective

Multicultural Understanding

Objective

Applying Language Skills

OBJECTIVESTLW work in groups cooperatively

TLW rewrite Asian folktales as Reader’s Theater scriptsTLW perform the folktale scripts for peers and middle/elementary

schools

English Literature

Social Studies

Theatre

Grade 10

Materials Needed

• Internet Access

• Materials for props

• Folktales Website

Show a world map of the country of the tale’s origin

Students Introduce Vocabulary

Prior to performance, students will introduce any unusual or new vocabulary words.

After Performance of Each Folktale

After the performance of each tale, discuss the lesson learned from it.