Cultural Expeditions

Using a Writing POD to
Write Indigenous Tales

Good writers study the works of others to find out about good literature.

The CJX will take you to visit the links below for samples of Cultural Tales that explain how nature evolved:

Why 'Possum has a Large Mouth
Why the Possum's Tail is Bare
Starlore of Native America
The Spring Beauty ( or Spring Captures Winter)
Aurora Borealis (Beautiful picture of the Northern lights and an explanation for them)

The CJX will now take you back to the Writing POD area to begin your writing experience.

Prewriting .....Thinking of ideas for your tale...

Welcome to the Writing POD! Your first stop in the POD is the Conference Area to brainstorm with other writers to find topics to write about. You need ideas about things in nature that may have an explanation. You can meet others online by opening this Conference room.

Type in your ideas in the bottom chat window. Your classmates will be typing in some ideas also. You should be able to see the entire list. You can save the log to your computer and then print it out to look at it later and choose one you want to write.

Once you decide on the Tale you want to write, click "Create a new POD" (or choose your own Writing POD) to write your rough draft. You can invite a friend into your "POD chat" to help you edit your story. If you need help, click on "Finding your way around the PODS" . You will need your login name and password.

Links to places inside the Cultural Research Station
[Artifact Collections][Secret Codes][Native Tales]

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Dr. Barbara Boksz

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