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Recommended for: Grades 1-4

Resource: Shulayen

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Length: 3m 13s
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This video clip from Jakers features a storyteller telling a Native American folktale. The storyteller uses music and movements as she shares a cultural story that was handed down from generation to generation. This story is about a sweet girl named Shulayen who is born with spots, or freckles, on her face. She grows to be a tender spirit, the storyteller tells us. When a young boy makes fun of Shulayen’s spots, her grandmother helps her realize that she should not be ashamed of the spots. The spots make her special. We learn that we are all special in our own way, and we all have a special reason for being born.

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Teachers' Domain, Shulayen, published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.genre.shulayen/

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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) Think about a time when someone told you a story or read to you. What was that experience like?

Focus (ELA) As you watch the video and listen to the story, think about what it means to be an interesting storyteller telling a cultural story. Does the storyteller keep her listeners fascinated by the story of Shulayen? How do you know? Observe what she does with her body, the instrument and her voice.

Frame (SS) What do you already know about the Native American culture? For example, how are stories and music part of their culture?

Focus (SS) Shulayen is a character in Native American folklore. As you listen to the storyteller, listen for clues about the Native American culture that created this story. For example, what language or vocabulary is used that reflects the Native American culture?