ERIC Number: ED387434
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1994
Reference Count: N/A
Maritime Folklife in Lincoln County. Student Magazine; Curriculum Guide. Oregon Folklife Classroom Series.
Nusz, Nancy J.
This packet is designed for use by students in grades 3-8 of Oregon schools, but has general applicability to students of other locales. The student magazine includes a map and geographic description of Lincoln County, Oregon, establishing its relationship to water resources. Topics explored are: "What is Maritime Folklife?"; "Native American Fishing Traditions"; "Commercial Fishing: A Traditional Occupation"; "The Old Days of Commercial Fishing"; "Recreational Fishing"; and "Community Life." The magazine contains illustrations and diagrams. Vocabulary terms, highlighted in the text, are repeated in a word search puzzle. The curriculum guide gives suggestions for classroom activities related to each of the magazine topics. Suggestions for interdisciplinary activities are included. Emphasis is upon student and family identification in the context of the community. Use of local human and material resources is encouraged. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Geographic Concepts, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Maps, Maritime Education, Material Culture, Seafarers, Water Resources
Oregon Folk Arts Program, 1200 S.W. Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC.; Lincoln County School District, OR.
Authoring Institution: Oregon Law-Related Education Project, Portland.
Identifiers: Fishing; Oregon (Lincoln County)
Note: A publication of the Oregon Folk Arts Program. Also funded by the Oregon Arts Commission and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.