The Jolly Mon | 
pick“The Jolly Mon,” a Modern Fantasy (F) children‘s book written collaboratively by the great Jimmy Buffett and his Daughter Savanah Jane and illustrated by Lambert Davis is very unique read that explores aspects Caribbean folklore through the story of a man and his magical guitar.
Killianfig Although the story is an original one, Buffett pulls from many aspects of Caribbean folklore to create the tale. Background focused ESOL strategies such as 4 and 28 would be very effective when using this book, as a lesson can be created around the history of folklore in different cultures. 6y
Killianfig My favorite thing about this book is that there is a full music sheet in the back of it that displays a song Jimmy Buffett wrote which tells the entire story of Jolly Mon. This addition can be used to exercise auditory and mixed-media UDL strategies such as #1.2, 5.1, and 2.5. 6y
Killianfig The song, as well as the action filled story would be presented perfectly through Storytelling (S), Reader‘s Theater (RT), Dramatic Reenactment (DR), and Choral Reading (CR) strategies. A Literature Circle (LC) can also be used effectively to discuss the key concepts of the story. 6y
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Killianfig Here‘s a great link that explains the aspects of folklore and how it should be taught: http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/55635.htm 6y
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DrSpalding The national education Association is another great resource. I vote for dramatic reenactment! 6y
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