Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Maui and the Creation of the Islands

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

4

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.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.19

    Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.4.19

    Vocabulary

    • Compare
    • Contrast
    • Treatment
    • Theme
    • Stories
    • Myths
    • Traditional literature
    • Cultures

    Knowledge

    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.

    Skills

    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.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literature often includes universal (common) themes than can help the reader better understand other perspectives and cultures.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
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    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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