I. GLOBAL ISSUES

III. RESOURCES

I. GLOBAL ISSUES
Peace, War, Freedom, Justice/Injustice, Social Responsibility, Poverty, Oppression, Racism, Hope.

A. Introductory Activities – Guidelines
1. Exploring Proverbs on Proverbs
2. Using Proverb Gambits
3. Paraphrasing Proverbs
4. Matching Paraphrases
5. Writing Paraphrases
6. Understanding Values and Assumptions inProverbs
7. Discovering Universal Meaning in Proverbs
8. Cloze & Discuss

B. Theme-based Activities – Guidelines
1.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Peace / War
1.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
1.3 Conversation Activity
2.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Justice / Injustice
2.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
3.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Freedom / Oppression
3.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
3.3 Conversation Activity - Freedom / Oppression
4.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Poverty / Social Responsibility
4.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
5.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Racism / Hope
5.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
6. Thematic Discussions - Global Issues
7. Dictation and Word Gaps
8. Proverbs and Parts of Speech
9. Parts of Speech Chart
10. Theme-based Debates
11. A Debate Strategy
12. Functional Language for Debates
13. Gambit Cards for Debates

C. Extension Activities – Guidelines
1. Proverbs on Metaphors
2. Metaphorical Concepts
3. Exploring Metaphors in Conversations
4. Using Metaphors in Everyday Language
5. Metaphors in Proverbs (1)
6. Metaphors in Proverbs (2)
7. Discover Shared Meaning in Collective Proverbs
8. Metaphorical Words
9. Collective Metaphors - Intuitive Connections
10. Writing Haiku Poems
11. Moral of the Story - Three Mice - Worksheet A
12. Moral of the Story - Three Mice - Worksheet B
13. Moral of the Story - Three Mice
14. Team Storytelling - Story Props (1)
15. Team Storytelling - Story Props (2)
16. Proverbs on Scrolls - Global Issues

II. UNIVERSAL THEMES
Love, Wisdom, Beauty, Truth, Good & Evil, Time, Money, Persistence, Power, Caution, Death, Heaven & Angels.

A. Introductory Activities – Guidelines
1. A Little Humor with Proverbs
2. Proverb Opposites
3. Explorr Universal Themes
4. Discover Universal Meaning in Proverbs
5. Cloze & Discuss

B. Theme-based Activities - Guidelines
1.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Love / Wisdom
1.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
2.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Truth / Beauty
2.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
3.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Time / Money
3.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
4.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Power / Persistence
4.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
5.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Caution / Good & Evil
5.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
6.1 Heads & Tails Proverbs - Death / Heaven & Angels
6.2 Proverbs Chart - Paraphrases and Implied Values
7.0 Discussion Questions - Universal Themes

C. Extension Activities - Guidelines
1. Folk Tales 1 - Two Wolves
2. Folk Tales 2 - The Gates of Paradise
3. Folk Tales 3 - Heaven & Hell
4. Short Story Writing
5. Creating A Unified World
6. A Unified World - Proverbs to Live By
7. Proverbs on Scrolls - Universal Themes

III. RESOURCES

A. Template - Proverbs on Scrolls
B. Template - Proverbs Chart
C. Template - Metaphors in Proverbs
D. Template - Parts of Speech Chart
E. Template - Team Storytelling - Story Props
F. Template - Board Game with Cards
G. Template - Board Game
H. Proverbs List - Global Issues
I. Proverbs List - Universal Themes