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and activities Combining art, music, dance, and reading
comprehension, this instructional activity is geared to reach
all ability levels. After reading a variety of fables and
discussing story elements and character traits, class members
select a moral to use as the basis of their own fable about two
characters, one with foibles and one without. Your fabulists
then collaborate on a class mural, a music composition, and a
dance which reflect the traits of characters in their stories.
Document it all on a class website. Study the dances of many
cultures with this technology-based history unit. After
reviewing technology tools in-depth, class members gather
information online and make a presentation of the steps of their
chosen dance, including slides on the origination and evolution
of the dance. This activity could be modified to include group
work to cut down on presentation time. The l