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Unit 2 - Folklore and Folk Art

These lessons take a look at the culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina. Featured concepts are Irish ballads and Native American folklore.

Unit 2 Outline Matrix for Folklore and Folk Art

English/Language Arts - materials list

Day 1 Introduction to the Cherokee Language
Standard R3.1
Day 2 How Local Environments Influence Writing Style
Standards R1.2; W2.2; R1.14
Day 3 Urban Legends Through Time
Standards R2.7; R2.9
Day 4 Folklore represented in Folk Art
Standards C3.1; C3.2; C3.3; C3.8; C3.9; C3.10
Day 5 Writing in Perspective
Standards W2.2;  C1.1;  R1.15

Math - Pre-Algebra - materials list

Day 1 A Mathematical Model of the Blue Ridge Landscape
Standards A.I.B.1; A.II.B.1; A.IV.A.1; M.I.B.1
Day 2 A Mathematical Model of Native American Population Distribution           
Standards N.I.A.1; N.III.A.1; A.II.C.1
Day 3 A Mathematical Model of Geological Fracture Zones
Standards N.I.A.1; N.I.B.1; N.III.A.1; A.I.B.2; D.II.B.3
Day 4 Crystals , Quilts, and Tesselations
Standards A.I.C.1.; A.III.A.1; G.I.B.1; G.IV.E.1
Day 5 Piecewise Functions and the Real World
Standards A.I.C.1; A.III.A.1; M..I.B.1; D.I.B.1; D.I.B.2

Math - Algebra - materials list

Day 1 A Mathematical Model of the Blue Ridge Landscape
Standards I.A.2.; I.A.5.; I.B.3.; II.B.1.; II.B.2
Day 2 A Mathematical Model of Native American Population Distribution
Standards I.A.2.; I.B.4; II.A.3.; II.B.2
Day 3 A Mathematical Model of Geological Fracture Zones
Standards I.A.2; I.A.4; I.A.5; I.D.5
Day 4 Crystals , Quilts, and Tesselations
Standards I.A.2.; I.B.2.; I.B.4
Day 5 Piecewise Functions and the Real World Standards I.A.2; I.B.3; II.A.1; II.B.1; II.B.2

Science - materials list

Day 1 What Makes Up the Mountains?
Standards I.A.1.b.2; I.A.4.a; I.A.6; III.B.3.m
Day 2 What Controls Land Use Patterns in the Blue Ridge?
Standards I.A.1.d.1; III.B.3.k, l, m
Day 3 Distinctive Fracture Patterns in the Blue Ridge
Standards III.B.1.g; III.B.3.k, l
Day 4 The Science of Gemstones and Jewelry
Standards I.A.1.d.1 & III.B.3.m
Day 5 What Happens to Sediment from the Mountains to the Sea?
Standards III.B.3.k; III.B.2.a

Social Studies - materials list

Day 1 Who Lived in South Carolina before European Settlement?
Standard 8-1.1
Day 2 Cherokee Life in South Carolina
Standard 8-1.1
Day 3 Transportation and Commerce in the Upstate
Standards 8-1.2; 8-7.1
Day 4 Colonial Arts and Crafts
Standard 8-1.1
Day 5 Changing Times and the Impact of Technology
Standard 8-6.5