How+We+Express+Ourselves


 * Transdisciplinary Theme: How We Express Ourselve s**

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 * Parent Letter**

**How We Express Ourselves**

An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.

**Central Idea:** Storytelling traditions are important for passing on cultural beliefs and values

**Lines of Inquiry**
 * Elements of a story (form)
 * Different types of of cultural stories (form)
 * What traditional stories convey (beliefs/values) (function, perspective)
 * storytelling techniques (function)

**Teacher Questions**
 * What do traditional stories tell us?
 * Why are traditional stories passed down?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How are stories told?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Summative Assessment**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">//**Assessment Task:**// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students write their own picture story book, incorporating elements of a story. They need to incorporate a belief or value within the story they make They can share their story with their peers in a way of their choice (dance, song, pictures, drama or re-telling it).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students complete a grid throughout the unit, building on their understanding of cultural stories, storytelling techniques and the message passed on.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">They will write or draw a reflection of the cultural beliefs and values of an story explored during this unit.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**//Assessment Tool://** Self-assessment-checklist/continuum