Explore cultural diversity and reinforce the universality of storytelling using cultural folktales of various countries. Brief instruction on background of folktales, their purpose, and how they portray the unique beliefs, customs, and traditions of a group of people.Student partners read one of the 5 kinds of folktale (fairy tale, myth, fable, legend, tall tale) and use a Zoom In-Zoom Out graphic organizer to identify unique cultural elements, then summarize the story and glean universal themes