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Unit III
Discovering the Obvious: Our Lives as "The Folk"
Resources
Find resources
helpful for Unit III lessons below. Specific resources are also
listed in individual lessons. More resources may be found online,
Louisiana
Folklife Recommended Reading List and Louisiana Folklife Bibliography.
Resources
marked with an asterisk (*) are available from the CARTS Catalog, 800/333-5982, or order online. If you can afford only one book, Student Worlds, Student Words by Elizabeth Simons, is an invaluable resource for all disciplines and grade levels, $23*.
- Belanus,
Betty. Folklore in the Classroom. Indiana Historical Bureau,
1985. A practical K-8 workbook that is a great resource for introducing
students to folklife with definitions, ideas, step-by-step applications,
essays, bibliography, $12.
- Blatt,
Gloria T., ed. Once Upon a Folktale: Capturing the Folklore
Process with Children. Twelve authors share their use of
folklore in elementary and middle school classrooms. Includes
suggestions for drawing on students family and community folklore
and explores the darker side of some folklore such as inherent
racism and nationalism, $19.95.*
- Bronner,
Simon. American Children's Folklore. August House, 1988.
This compendium of children's culture provides lots of examples
and is a useful teacher resource, $17.95.*
- Cantú,
Norma, Canícula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera,
University of New Mexico Press, 1995. A folklorist and English
professor, the author uses family photos as starting points for
writing family stories, $12.
- Chiseri-Strater,
Elizabeth and Bonnie Sunstein. FieldWorking: Reading and Writing
Research. Prentice Hall, 2002. This teacher resource provides
excellent exercises to aid students' fieldwork, observation,
and writing skills. Good extension of Elizabeth Simons' Student
Worlds, Student Words, $25.*
- Culin,
Stewart. Games of North American Indians. Desriptions
and drawings of over a thousand games, $19.95.*
- de
Caro, Frank. Folklife in Louisiana Photography: Images of
Tradition. LSU Press, 1990. Louisiana public libraries may
have this fine collection.
- Doucet, Michael. Le Hoogie Boogie.
Rounder/Polygram, 1995. Cajun and zydeco music by Beausoleil for children with French
and English lyrics. Book includes chord symbols, simple dance directions, and activities
for each song. Book $12.95, CD $15.95, cassette $10.98.*
- Ellefson,
Connie. Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications,
1995.
- Hufford,
Mary. A Commonwealth
of Cultures. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress,
1991. Good essay on folklore and the work of folklorists. Order
from the Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540, 202/707-5510,
$2, or free on the Internet. Email
folklife@loc.gov
- Jones,
Bessie and Bess Lomax Hawes. Step It Down. Harper &
Row, 1972. A classic collection of African American children's
folklore for teachers and K-8, $14.95, cassette, $9.98.*
- Lindahl,
Carl, Maida Owens, and C. Renée Harvison, eds. Swapping
Stories: Folktales from Louisiana. University Press of Mississippi in association
with Louisiana Division of the Arts, 1997. Order hardbacks from the Press,
3825 Ridgewood Rd., Jackson, MS 39211, 800/737-7788, $45 plus $5 for shipping and handling for first book and $0.75 for each additional book. Order paperbacks from bookstores. A video (see Owens, Maida, below) and website are also useful for the classroom. Some stories are online.
- Knapp,
Mary and Herbert. One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education
of American Children. Norton, 1976. The authors analyze and
categorize their wide-ranging collection of children's lore in
a good teacher resource.
- Library of Congress. Folklife
and Fieldwork: A Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques. American Folklife
Center, Library of Congress, 1990, 2002. A basic, accessible guide
to developing collection projects with sample forms. Earlier
edition available in Spanish. Order from the Center, Library
of Congress, Washington, DC 20540, 202/707-5510, single copies
free, postage on bulk orders, or free on the Internet. Email
folklife@loc.gov.
- MacDowell,
Marsha. Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook. MSU
Museum, 1987. A basic folklore in education source with reports
from around the country, lots of ideas and resources adaptable
for any region and all grades, $18.95.
- Morton, Laura E., ed. "Toys,
Games, and Play in Louisiana and the Southeast," a special
edition of Louisiana Folklife Journal, Vol. XVIII, 1994.
Available from Louisiana
Folklife Center, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches,
LA, $6.
- Opie,
Iona and Peter. The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.
Oxford University Press, 1969. The classic collectors offer many
examples of comparative research of English and American children's
lore as a teacher resource.
- Owens,
Maida and Pat Mire. Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana.
Louisiana Public Broadcasting, 1998. Companion 30-minute video
and website to the publication.
Available from LPB, 7733 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810,
800/973-7246, $19.95, postage included.
Samuelson,
Paula, et al. Baby Names for the New Century. Harper,
1994.
- Seeger, Mike and Peggy. American
Folk Songs for Children. Rounder Records 1997 reissue, B0000003EU.
A hundred tracks on two CDs offer children lots of sad, happy,
and funny songs.
- Simons,
Elizabeth. Student Worlds, Student Words: Teaching Writing
Through Folklore. Heinemann, 1990. A teacher and folklorist,
Simons offers background and detailed lesson plans for writing
and folklore studies, including games and play, family folklore.
Invaluable resource for all disciplines and grade levels, $23.*
- Stone,
Elizabeth. Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family
Stories Shape Us. Penguin Books, 1989. Great supplement for
teachers directing family folklore units.
- Sutton-Smith,
Brian. The Folkgames of Children. University of Texas
Press, 1972. A major collector of children's lore examines games
and changes in games over the years.
- Toelken,
Barre. The Dynamics of Folklore. Utah State University
Press, 1996. A good general college text useful for teachers
and older students.
- Touchstone, Samuel J. Yesterday's
Toys and Games. Folklife Books, 1994, $6.95.
- Weitzman,
David, My Backyard History Book. Little, Brown, and Co.,
1975. Learning history begins at home, $12.95.*
- Winston,
Linda. Keepsakes: Using Family Stories in Elementary Classrooms.
Offers ways to use stories to create classroom community and
involve parents, $19.50.*
- Wolfman,
Ira. Do People Grow on Family Trees? Workman, 1991. Child-friendly
resource on family names, photos, genealogy, $9.95.*
- Zeitlin,
Steve, et al. A Celebration of American Family Folklore.
Pantheon, 1982. A full selection of family stories, customs,
and photos for K-12 teachers to help students start family writing,
oral history, and folklore collection projects, $11.95.*
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