Wordle Activity!

A "Wordle," is a simple yet fun and educational digital tool that is being utilized for the purposes of this exhibit and lesson plan! By simply copying and pasting the PDF versions below of each adaptation that has been covered throughout this exhibit, the student can insert the text into the Wordle website and can create a Word Cloud just like the one below! The core words that come up most often throughout the text will appear in the Word Cloud and the student can gauge the importance of these words to the story at hand by utilizing the secondary source information they have already read.

Just click on the link below, press, “Create your own” and begin your Wordle fun!

• http://www.wordle.net/

Wordle Activity Example

Allan Tine O'Harrow Wordle 

This Wordle has interesting facets by means of displaying the main words used throughout the Scottish Chapbook "Allan Tine O'Harrow." Even though Alan Tine is not technically named Robin Hood, by merely looking at this visual representation one can see that important words pertaining to Robin Hood stories arise frequently, such as "Robb'd," "Poor," "Man," and "Gold." The significance of this is that the idea of a Robin Hood character that "stole from the rich and gave to the poor" was widespread and universal.