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A Story, A Story

Unit 5, Lesson 1, Day 1

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defenseless

without protection, unguarded

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descendents children, grandchildren, and continuing

generations of an original set of parents; those people sharing the same ancestors

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tatter

tear; make ragged; rip

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flamboyant

overly colorful, showy appearance or behavior

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furious

very angry, violent

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Author and Illustrator Gail Haley

Ms. Haley started telling stories and creating art when she was just a child.

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Genre – African Folktale

African folk stories are often encouraging, telling their listeners that defenseless people and tiny animals can outwit their stronger enemies, and that wit and wisdom allow the weak to succeed against great odds.

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Background Information

Ananse achieves his goal by tricking and capturing the creatures that the Sky God has named as his price.

There are many folktales that involve characters who trick other characters to achieve the same goal.

These are called “trickster” tales.

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Activating Prior Knowledge

Have any of you read this story before?

What do you know about storytelling? Have any of you read any other

African folktales?

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Reading Strategies

Monitoring and Clarifying Predicting Confirming Predictions Summarizing

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Essential Questions

Unit: How does oral storytelling teach us about the culture and traditions of people?

Story: What does A Story, A Story teach us about stories in Africa?