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Folk Song Word Web |
Students can learn about the origins of this important Acadian festival and how it has continued to grow year after year. The Web page can be used as a springboard to discuss questions such as the following: Why are cultural festivals a good way for people to learn about other cultures? In what ways might cultural festivals be important to people who belong to the culture being celebrated?
This Web article will help students understand that folk songs are an important part of many different cultures and are worth preserving as a source of information about the cultures. As a follow-up to the article, you may wish to have students listen to, or sing folk songs, and examine them to see what they reveal about the past.
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Folk Song Word Web |
Use or adapt the following criteria to evaluate the word webs:
important details.
Students' responses to question 4 may contain ideas similar to the following:
Click here to download the student activity.Click here to download a sample completed Word Web .
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