Compare and Contrast Across Cultures Activity
Anansi the Spider and a Coyote and Hen tale give students two folktales from different cultures to read and then compare side by side on a Venn diagram.
- Year levels
- Years 2–5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Geography, Social Studies, Reading, English
- Topic
- Compare and Contrast, Independent and Guided Reading
- Resource types
- Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9E4LE01 — recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary…
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This activity is great for helping students compare and contrast different versions of the same story. It's also a great way to get students interested in other cultures.
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Learning objectives
Compare and contrast the themes of two folktales
Identify patterns of events shared by stories from different cultures
Skills covered
Comparing texts — recording similarities and differences in topic, theme and events on the Venn diagram
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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9E4LE01 — recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
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Core concepts
Folktales
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Theme
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