Oral History Written By T. Marie Kryst

1. Oral History Written By T. Marie Kryst OCR 2000 Unit 4 Lesson 4 Gloria Garibay

2. Folklore • Customs; Beliefs; and stories handed down from generation to generation by a group of people • Sentence pg: 50 • Synonym: fable; myth legend • Antonym: nonfiction • Part of Speech: Noun Gloria Garibay

3. Recite • To say something aloud from memory ex.A Poem or Story • Sentence pg: 48 • Synonym: speech • Antonym: song • Part of Speech: Verb Gloria Garibay

4. Ancestors • A person from whom one is descended • Sentence pg: 48 • Synonym: forefathers • Antonym: descendant • Part of Speech: Noun Gloria Garibay

5. Thrives • To make a steady process; prosper; flourish • Sentence pg: 49 • Synonym: blossom; succeed; bloom • Antonym: decline; fail • Part of Speech: Verb Gloria Garibay

6. Inherited • To gain as one’s right or portion or to receive or take over from a predecessor • Sentence pg: 49 • Synonym: passed down; genetic • Antonym: acquired; contracted • Part of Speech: Verb Gloria Garibay

7. Griot - gree-ot or gree-oh • Western Africa- A member whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or small village through stories, poems, songs, or dance • Sentence pg: 49 • Synonym: storyteller • Part of Speech: Noun Gloria Garibay

8. West Africa • A region in the western part of Africa between the Sahara Desert & the Gulf of Guinea. • Sentence pg: 49 • Part of Speech: Noun Gloria Garibay

9. New Zealand • a country in the South Pacific, South East of Australia. It consists of North Island & South Island and their adjacent small islands. • Sentence pg: 49 • Part of Speech: Noun Gloria Garibay