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Resources to support the use of
Traveller culture in the Literacy Hour
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Peta Ruddock, Parkside Primary
School, Canterbury
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Peta Ruddock has compiled a large index
of resources which may be used by teachers wishing to incorporate aspects
of Traveller culture into the Literacy Hour. Texts are grouped by genre,
using categories from the Literacy Framework. There are also suggestions
for using the texts. Some are available for downloading and immediate
use. Wherever possible, Peta has obtained copyright holders' permission
for use only within school. All texts for download are in Word 6.0/95.
Some of the shorter pieces are highly informative and evocative, offering
much scope for text level work. Good examples are The
Burning, A Child is Born, Moving
with the Times, Marriage and Death.
The stories taken down from Duncan Williamson are superb examples of
the oral tradition - it is impossible to recommend one above the others,
but a shorter story is The Traveller
Woman who Looked Back.
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here for advice on downloading and
using in Word.
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Materials
to aid the writing of instructions
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Year
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Materials
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Activity
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| 5.1 |
1. Designing a space to live in No 1: Making a Bender. £15
for 6 copies. Devon Consortium Traveller Education Service, DCC
Education, Arts and Libraries Directorate, Southern Division Office,
Redworth House, Ashburton Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JZ
2. Making Christmas wreaths (Instructions poster) £4 Devon
consortium as above.
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1. Write instructions to make a
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Classic Fiction / Longer
Established Stories
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Year
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Materials
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Activity
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6.1
6.1
5.3
4.2 |
1. The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden.
£3.99 Macmillan/Pan. For children and young adults. See Kizzy,
the TV adaptation.
2. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. Story of a boy
and his father with gypsy heritage.
3. Horse Healer: Eclipse (and other stories in the horse healer
series) by Judy Waite. £3.99 Scholastic Children's books,
Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1NU
4. My Second Best Friend by Geraldine Kaye. £4.99. Scholastic
Children's Books, as above. Story about Traveller child in school
and the local community.
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Use texts to reflect Traveller
culture
4. Work pack available from publishers £9.99 |
Non-Fiction
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Year
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Materials
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Activity
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6.1
6.3
5.2
4.2 |
General Information
1. Traveller's homes £3. Multicultural Resource Centre,
South Suffolf Professional Development Centre, Pauls Road, Ipswich
IP2 0AN. (01473) 584212 Photo pack with notes and suggestions
for activities
2. Romanichal Gypsies, by Thomas Acton and David Gallant. £10.99.
Wayland Publishers, 61 Weston Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1JD
(01273) 722561. Information on gypsy history and culture.
3. Moving with the times by Goodiy Reilly. £2.95 or £10
for 6 copies. Devon Consortium as above. Autobiographical accounts
of Irish Traveller women.
4. Looking Back on my Gypsy Childhood by Louise Orchard. £4
Devon Consortium as above.
5. In the Life of a Romany Gypsy by Manfri Frederick Wood. Out
of print.
6 One in a million £7.95 Essex County Council Education
Department, Information Services (Publications) PO Box 47, Chelmsford,
CM1 1LD
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Suggested Theme: Travellers'
homes.
Look at books, pictures and artefacts of Traveller life.
Brainstorm what is already known about Travellers' homes (wagons,
trailers and benders).
Decide what further information is needed.
Formulate a table from the gathered information about wagons,
trailers and benders to show their construction and appearance,
and the differences in lifestyle implied by each.
Use the information from the table to label a drawing of a wagon.
trailer or bender. Or write up the information as a non-chronological
report.
Please note: the Travellers' homes pack has excellent ideas for
generating questions and research work.
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Family Life
7. Romanichal Gypsies by Thomas Acton and David Gallant, as above.
8. Moving Stories by Southwark Traveller Womens Group. Traveller
Education Team c/o Ilderton School, Varcoe Road, London, SE16
3LA. Irish Traveller women write about issues of importance to
them. Note passage on birth pp12-13
9. Gypsy Camera by Tony Boxall. £9.95 Creative Monochrome,
20 St Peters Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1HD. Family photographs
and text
10. In the Life of a Romany Gypsy (as above)
11. Traveller's homes (as above)
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Biography
and Autobiography
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Materials
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Activity
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| 6.1 |
1. One in a Million, as above.
2. Looking Back on My Gypsy Childhood, ' Early Days' , as above.
3. In the Life of a Romany Gypsy, as above
4. The Life and Story of May Orchard by Dorothy Orchard £10
for 6 copies. Devon Consortium as above.
5. Moving with the Times, as above
6. Moving Stories, as above
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Use the extracts from
these texts which cover different aspects of Traveller life. They
can be used as models for childrens' autobiographies and/or as starting
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Recounts
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Year
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Materials
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Activity
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Appleby Fair
Fiction
1. Gypsy Girl by Olga Sinclair. Out of print (Fontana). Chpt
9 'Appleby' story for young readers. Describes Gypsy Traveller
lifestyle.
2. A Horse for Joe, £4.50. Wiltshire and Swindon Traveller
Education Service North and West, Longmeadow School, Broadcloth
Lane, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7AG. Story book plus big book.
Non-Fiction
3. Gypsies Today. Kent County Council. Photos and captions of
meetings at fairs.
4. Families at Appleby Horse Fair. £3. Norfolk Traveller
Education Service, The County INSET Centre, Witard Road, Norwich
NR7 9WD. Photographs and captions.
5. A Time To Look Back: Appleby Fair Over the Last 50 Years.
Complied and published by Barrie Law, 121 York Road, Strensall,
York YO3 5ZG. Photographs (sepia) with some text.
6. Times to Remember. Compiled by Barrie Law, as above. Sepia
photographs showing traditional lifestyle.
7. Videos: Appleby Horse Fair; A View of Appleby Fair. Each £12.95.
Both available from Romany Gypsy Photograph Collection, 121 York
Road, Strensall, York YO3 5ZG
8. Romanichal Gypsies by Thomas Acton and David Gallant, as above.
9. Appleby Horse Fair information sheets.
10. Stalls selling goods from 'Education on the hoof' Appleby
Horse Fair INSET pack, Acert, Moot House, The Stow, Harlow, Essex
CM20 3AG
Romany Weddings
Fiction
9. Gypsy Girl by Olga Sinclair, as above. Chpt 3 'Wedding Party'
Poetry
10. Gavvered All Around 'Tina Lee's Wedding' (poetry anthology)
£1.50. Travellers Education Service c/o Abbott CP School,
Rochdale Road, Manchester, M10 7PR.
11. A Moving Way of Life 'The Wedding' (poems by Kathleen Cunningham)
£5. Cambridgeshire Team for Traveller Education, CPDC, Foster
Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2NL
12. Romanichal Gypsies by Thomas Acton and David Gallant, as
above. See chapter on values and religion.
13. In the Life of a Romany Gypsy by Manfri Frederick Wood, as
above. Chpt 8: Marriage
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Romany Funerals
Fiction
14. The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden, as above. Wagon burning - death
of Grandma.
15. Tales of a Gypsy (poetry anthology) as above. 'The End of
Love' - funeral.
16. Travellers' Tales by Anthony Masters. Out of print (Blackie).
Novel about life in a Romany Family Chpt 5: The Burning.
Non Fiction
17. Times to Remember, as above. Photos of wagon burning
18. Moving Stories, as above pp 13 - 15: death
19. In the Life of a Romany Gypsy, as above. Chpt 9: Death
20. The Life and Story of May Orchard, as above. pp 10-15:
May's death
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Appleby Fair
View Appleby Fair Video
Formulate a table to show activities seen on the video, with space
for specific comments and impressions.
Study the model recount of Appleby Fair and compare with other
materials / recounts.
Write a recount of Appleby Fair as if you had been there or
write a recount of a similar experience at a Fair or gathering
Write a diary entry recording a day at Appleby Fair using the
information from the text.
Use similar activities to those outlined above for Romany Weddings.
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Short Stories and Poems
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Materials
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Activity
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Stories
1. Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children by Duncan Williamson.
Canongate Press, 14 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HB. Traditional
Scottish Traveller tales.
'The
King and the Lamp',
'The
Traveller Woman Who Looked Back',
'The
Boy and the Boots',
'The
Pot That Went to the Laird's Castle'.
2. May the Devil Walk Behind Ye! Scottish Traveller Tales by
Duncan Williamson, Canongate Press, as above.
'The Devil's Coat'.
3. Traditional Traveller Tale by Duncan Williamson, Central Region
Traveller Project
Poems
4. A Moving Way of Life by Kathleen Cunningham, as above
5. Not all Wagons and Lanes by Charles Smith. Essex TES Education
Library and Publications Service, PO Box 47, Learning Services,
County Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6WM (01245) 492211
6. Gavvered All Around, as above
7. Tales of a Gypsy by Julia Gentle. £1.50. Traveller Education
Service, Parkside Centre, Sheepfoot Lane, Prestwich, Manchester
M25 8BW.
Poems About Family Life
8. A Moving Way of Life, as above:
'Grandma's',
'Just Being Dad',
'Old Turf Fen',
'A Child is Born'.
8. Not All Wagons and Lanes, as above: 'Familiy'
9. Tales of a Gypsy, as above: 'Fight for a Site'.
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Use short stories to study form.
Develop story-telling activities.
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Alphabet
Books and Picture Books
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Year
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Materials
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Activity
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Y1
Y 2 |
1. Shaun's Wellies. £6.95 (A4). Norfolk Traveller Education
Service, Traveller's Resource Base, Turner Road, Norwich, NR2
4HB (01603) 766133. Picture book with captions and flaps.
2. The Broken Broomstick by Karen Taylor. £5. Traveller
Education Service, The Professional Centre, Woodford Lodge, Woodford
Lane West, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 4EH, (01606) 557328. Rhyming
couplets, cartoon type illustrations.
3. Traveller Alphabet. £5. Esses TES, as above. English
and Romany words. Illustrated with children's drawings.
4. Kushti-bet. £1. Humberside Traveller Education Service,
Education Centre, Coronation Road North, Hull, HU5 5RL. Alphabet
book.
5 Just Like You by Eileen Harron. £3. Haringey Traveller
Education. Photographs of children and captions.
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1. A2 version available £17.50
2. Work pack available from publisher.
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