Norse and Aboriginal Narratives

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• Vikings : a simulation of the culture and contributions of the medieval
  Norse, 800-1100 / Bill Lacey. -- Carlsbad : Interaction, c1991.
  1 v. (various pagings).
  • Interact: a learning experience.
    Summary: This was written to give social studies teachers yet another
    series of clever strategies with which to teach their subjects including
    debates, trials, panels, historical re-creations, and simulations --
    strategies which guarantee interaction.
• Aboriginal heroes. Grades 8-12 [kit].
  22 books (various titles).
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
    Grade level: Jr - Sr.
    Contents: Ahtahkakoop -- And they told us their stories -- Anna Mae
    Aquash -- Big Bear -- Chronicles of pride (2 c.) -- Chronicles of pride :
    a teacher resource guide -- Crowfoot -- Famous Indian leaders -- I walk
    in two worlds -- In the rapids -- John Tootoosis -- Lakota woman -- Lame
    Deer : seeker of visions -- A long time ago is just like today -- Louis
    Riel -- Louis Riel : justice must be done -- Profiles : professional
    aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan -- Sitting Bull -- Tapping the gift :
    Manitoba's first people -- Two ravens : the life and teachings of a
    spiritual warrior -- Wounded Knee : an Indian history of the American

Web Resources

• A Course in Morse Mythology - This site is intended to provide basic information and to inspire people to want to learn more about the ancient northern tradition.
• The Vikings - "Norse Mythology" - A lesson plan where students use information from the Norwegian Online Information Services Web site to learn about Norse mythology. They read about important Norse gods, the sagas told by the Vikings, and the forces that the stories attempted to explain. They answer four questions and apply this information by constructing a chart matching the elements of nature to the roles of these elements in Norse mythology.
• Norse Mythology - This site Identifies primary gods of Norse pantheon
• Teaching Respect for Native Peoples - A list of how--and how not--to teach about Native peoples in the classroom.
• First Nations Heroes - A lesson plan inviting students to research famous Canadian first nations heroes as well as those who may be in their community
• People of Honour - Profiles, photos and stories of outstanding Aboriginal people.
• Buffalo Spirit - Interviews with Elders tell of First Nations' traditions and histories in Canada.
• Honor Special People - Students design a postage stamp to honor a special person

Related Novel Sets Available from the Curriculum Materials Centre

• The Dream Carvers by Joan Clark - Thrand, a Norse boy in the 11th century, is captured by the Beothuk, the red ochre people of the new-found land (Newfoundland).
• The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen - A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past.
• Myths and Folk Tales Around the World by Robert R. Potter - Summary not available
• Across the Steel River by Ted Stenhouse - In a 1952 prairie town, two teenage boys discover an Indian war hero badly beaten and left for dead. When the local police turn a blind eye, they take it upon themselves to break the case

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