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Maui and the Creation of the Islands

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Title:

 Maui and the Creation of the Islands

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/echo07.lan.stories.maui/maui-and-the-creation-of-the-islands/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, presents the telling of the story, "Maui and the Creation of the Islands" by Tom Cummings of Hawai‘i's Bishop Museum. It features storyteller Kealoha Kelekolio, and is illustrated with images and graphics of the Hawaiian Islands.

 

This resource provides students with the opportunity to analyze stories an myths from diverse cultures.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
19. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

a. Determine and state an implied theme, explicit theme, or life lesson from a myth, story, or other traditional literature.

b. Analyze a common or shared theme and its development in stories, myths, and/or other traditional literature.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
19.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Treatment
  • Theme
  • Stories
  • Myths
  • Traditional literature
  • Cultures
19a.
  • Implied theme
  • Explicit theme
  • Life lesson
  • Myth
  • Story
  • Traditional literature
19b.
  • Analyze
  • Theme
  • Myth
  • Traditional literature
Knowledge:
19. Students know:
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar, and contrast means tell how things are different.
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text, and there are common themes in literary text.
  • A myth is a type of traditional literature, that often explains the early history of a people or some natural or social phenomenon, that typically involves supernatural beings or events.
  • Culture is the customs or institutions of a particular nation, people, or another social group.
19a.
  • An implied theme is not directly stated in the text, while an explicit theme is directly stated in the text.
  • Myths, stories, and other types of traditional literature were often written with the purpose of teaching a life lesson.
19b.
  • An author develops a theme by including specific details in the text to help the reader identify and understand the theme.
  • There are common, or universal, themes that frequently appear in literary text.
Skills:
19. Students are able to:
  • Identify the theme in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
  • Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in literature from different cultures.
19a.
  • Identify an implied theme, explicit theme, or life lesson from a myth, story, or another type of traditional literature.
  • State the implied theme, explicit theme, or life lesson from a myth, story, or another type of traditional literature.
19b.
  • Identify the common theme in various types of traditional literature.
  • Analyze how the author developed the theme throughout the literature.
Understanding:
19. Students understand that:
  • Literature often includes universal (common) themes than can help the reader better understand other perspectives and cultures.
19a.
  • Sometimes an author will state the theme or life lesson in the text, while other times the reader must use clues and details from the text to infer the theme or lesson.
  • Myths and traditional literature were often written with the purpose of teaching life lessons.
19b.
  • Literature often includes universal (common) themes, and the author suggests the theme of the text by including particular details about characters or events.
Tags: Character Development, Creation Myth, Culture, Discussion, Theme
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Author: Jessica Byrd
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