Trickster Tales:  Coyote Paperslide Videos

To explore trickster tales as a portion of their study of early American literature, students formed cooperative groups and worked together to create a paperslide video to bring a selected Coyote legend to life.  The character of Coyote is common in the folklore of many Native American tribes.  You can browse a collection of Coyote stories here.

Teachers:  More information about paperslide videos (and a really awesome planning sheet you can use with students) is available here.  We filmed with QuickTime using MacBook Airs and uploaded to YouTube afterward.

Class of 2017

"Coyote Scares Rabbit Away" - Miguel and Betty
"Coyote Kills the Giant" - Perla, Wilzen, and Bryan
"Coyote vs. Duck" - Miguel, Jose, and Ben
"Coyote Steals Another Man's Wife" - Stacy, Doris, and Jackie
"Coyote Takes an Arrow From Owl" - Marc, Aldo, and Ivan
"Coyote: A Costonoan (Ohlone) Legend" - Hector and Sergio
"Coyote and the Mexicans" - Yovonne, Elman, and Javier
"Coyote and Beaver" - Willie, Autumn, and Luis
"Coyote Marries His Daughter" - Maria, Daisy, and Jorge
"Coyote Burns His Children" - Ashley, Stephan, and Alejandra
"Coyote Kills His Wife and Carries Her Body" - Arleen, Kathy, and Jose
"The Bluebird and the Coyote" - Deninzom, Jacob, and Javier
"Why Mount Shasta Erupted" - Heather, Veronica, and Aracely
"Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends" - Jennifer, Irma, and Yubi
"Coyote Burns His Children" - Da'sia and Bryssedia
"The Bluebird and the Coyote" - Selena and Wanda
"Fire Race" - Alexis, Veronica, and Vivian
"Coyote and His Mother-in-Law" - Emily, Jason, and Erick