Storyboard That is the perfect tool for novel lesson plans and activities because it's so easy to use and extremely versatile. Rather than giving it to one of his sons, he put the beautiful light up in the sky for all to see at night, and it still remains there today and that is how the moon came to be. When Anansi finds a great globe of glowing light, he cannot decide who is more deserving of the prize, as they all helped him equally.

In the Caldecott Award winning children’s book Anansi the Spider: A Tale From the Ashanti, Anansi’s six sons work together to save him from great danger. Ansani has evolved from a trickster to someone who is considered a classical hero. Many Ansani stories have been published as children’s books, and oftentimes they instruct and inspire children and adults as much as they entertain them. Ansani’s tales inspired strategies to hold on to their African past, while giving them the ability to assert themselves and their identities while being confined. He was often celebrated as an important symbol of slave resistance and survival, and is believed to have had an impact on the lives of the enslaved. Social Relevance of AnansiĪnsani stories were part of the oral tradition, and Ansani himself was sometimes known as the god of stories. In several of his stories, Ansani has a family that includes a wife named Okonore Yaa, several sons, and a beloved daughter named Anansewa. He is depicted in many ways, and is sometimes seen as a human man with spider-like features. Anansi has many different names such as Ananse, Ba Anansi, Kompa Nanzi, and Aunt Nancy to name a few. These stories have been passed from Ghana all over to The West Indies, Jamaica, Aruba, and Bonaire. Tales about spiders have been found in West Africa for many years, but the Anansi stories are the most popular, as the word “Anansi” is the Akan word for “spider”.

According to this folktale, how did the moon come to be?.

How did Anansi’s sons work together to help their father?.

What unique ability did each of Anansi’s sons have?.

Essential Questions for Anansi the Spider: A Tale From the Ashanti

Anansi the spider by gerald mcdermott