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Exploring Traditional Literature: Nurturing Imagination and Cultural Understanding

Dive into the rich world of traditional stories that mirror cultural values, preserve history, and entertain, offering insight into human consciousness through fantasy, fairy tales, and myths.

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Exploring Traditional Literature: Nurturing Imagination and Cultural Understanding

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  1. Traditional Literature Chapter 6

  2. "Often the only way to look clearly at this extraordinary universe is through fantasy, fairy tale, and myth." Madeleine L'Engle

  3. Background

  4. Traditional Stories . . . • written form of a culture's oral tradition • mirror the values and mores of culture • preserve significant events • explore human consciousness • entertain

  5. Intertextuality

  6. Literary Elements • Plot • Setting • Characters • Style

  7. Literary Elements • Themes • Motifs • Variants • Cultural influences

  8. Guidelines for Selection

  9. Guidelines • Cultures • Contemporary Standards? • Awards

  10. Building a library • Various formats • Complement curriculum • Variety in forms & literary elements

  11. Building a library • Considerations for very young children • Considerations for middle school students

  12. Using Traditional Literature in Class

  13. Suggestions for Use • Respectful reading • Multiple encounters • Guard against trivializing • Consider content and community

  14. Sharing and discussing traditional literature

  15. Discussions on value or purpose

  16. Compare different versions

  17. Compare different versions

  18. Compare different versions

  19. Word Play

  20. Storytelling & Drama

  21. Writing • Original folktales • Fractured fairy tales • Traditional tale newspaper • Family folklore • Playwriting

  22. See the CD-ROM which came with this text for: • Searchable database of children's literature • Author and illustrator profiles • Bibliographies • Sample projects and teaching ideas • Visit the COMPANION WEBSITE for: • Related websites • Awards for traditional literature

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