Cy Gatton: Read It, Write It, Tell It


http://... It, Write It, Tell It is a set of eight digital storytelling videos and supporting materials that will help students with the English Language Arts Literary Text areas of the Ohio Academic Achievement tests for grades 3-7. This multimedia project was funded by a grant from eTech Ohio and wasproduced by the WOUB Center for Public Media with input from ETSEO (Educational Technology of Southeastern Ohio).

Read It, Write It, Tell It is designed for use in a classroom setting. Instructors may use the programs in sequence or individually. Students may watch the programs on their own.

The digital storytelling programs are used as stepping-stones to focus students on the English Language Arts Literary Text benchmarks of the Ohio Academic Content Reading Standards: character development, plot, point of view, theme, genre, mood and figurative language.

The supporting print and internetresources provide information, activities and additional resources.

This episode highlights Cy Gatton, a storyteller and folk hero from Richland County, Ohio. The tall tale portion of the episode tells of Cy's rivalry with Rusty McNabb in the Apple Cider Race. Rusty sabotages Cy's wagon and drivesaway his horses. Cy needs an alternative way to carry the eleven cider barrels he must transport for the race. He mixes magical Richland County soil with rabbit food to produce gigantic rabbits.







Channel: Education
Uploaded: August 28, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Author: woubpbs

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