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Learning Objective : Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives Literary analysis 3.1. What are we going to describe today?. Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives. Partner Share.
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Learning Objective: Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives Literary analysis 3.1
What are we going to describe today? Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives
Partner Share Share with your partner the last story or movie that involved magic and talking animals?
Imaginative narrative- a story that is make believe with events that can not happen in real life Example: Cinderella Non- example: Junie B. Jones- Realistic fiction
Why is it important to know the different structural features of various imaginative narratives? Makes us better reader and it helps us make better predictions.
Various Types of Imaginative Narratives Folktales Fables Tall Tales Fairy tales Legends/ myths Fantasies • Were animals act like people • Setting in another world or imaginary place • Magic • Characters can have special powers • Ex- Harry Potter
Folktales Legends/ Tall Tales Fables Fairy tales Begins with Once upon a time Good vs. evil Magic Talking objects and animals Sometimes deals with royalty have a happy ending • Talking animals • Exaggeration/ • hyperbole • Tell how things came in being • Teach a lesson • Talking animals that act like people • teach lesson • Tell how things came into being
Steps for identifying an Imaginative Narrative Read the Lion and the Mouse This passage is best described as A fable about animals who learn a lesson A fairy tale about characters with magical powers A modern science fiction story A myth that explains how things began • Read the entire story • Look at structural features “ does the story have talking animals, royalty, exaggeration, etc” • Determine the type of imaginative narrative
A long time ago there were a king and queen who were unhappy because they were childless. But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shallhave a daughter." The passage is best described as a • Fable because it has talking animals that learn a lesson • Fairytale because the characters are royal and magical • A tall tale because the characters are exaggerated • A realistic fiction
ClosureWhat makes a story a fairy tale? Fable? Fantasy?What distinguishes a Tall tale?Why is knowing the features of various imaginative narratives important? Big Baby This passage is a tall tale because It has talking animals b. It has characters that are exaggerated c. Teaches a moral lesson d. Has a happy ending
Read each story and identify what type of folktale it is. Is it a fable, fairy tale or a tall tale? Give two reasons to support your answer