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Warm Up 3-19-2012 (WtK)

Warm Up 3-19-2012 (WtK). Folktale : a type of traditional literature focused on common people; The characters usually are created to represent human weaknesses. Elements of magic may be incorporated, but the story will honor logic over magic. Ex: Baba Yaga & Johnny Appleseed .

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Warm Up 3-19-2012 (WtK)

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  1. Warm Up 3-19-2012 (WtK) • Folktale: a type of traditional literature focused on common people; The characters usually are created to represent human weaknesses. Elements of magic may be incorporated, but the story will honor logic over magic. Ex: Baba Yaga& Johnny Appleseed. • Myth: a traditional or legendary story that involves gods and heroes; serves to explain the world view of a people or culture. Ex: The Story of Hercules & White Buffalo Women • Legend: a type of traditional literature that exaggerates the acts or life of a real person in history; The structure of these stories is set up as though the tale is true and often attaches fame or notoriety to the main character. Ex: Robin Hood & Arthur and the Sword • Tall tale: a type of traditional literature told with the intent of “fooling” the reader. They are structured with a balance between the serious and the humorous. They are full of daring feats achieved by brave heroes so great that the reader might be “fooled” into believing they are real. Ex: Paul Bunyan & Pecos Bill • Prose: writing that is not poetry. Examples: essays, short stories, novels, news articles, and letters are all considered prose.

  2. Warm Up 3-20-2012 • What does the word genremean? • List as many genres of literature as you can and describe the types of books/stories that would fall under each.

  3. When Paul Bunyan was born, it took five giant storks to deliver him to his parents. He was so large that his baby bed was a lumber wagon, and to rock his son to sleep, his father had to drive the wagon across the whole state. Baby Bunyan could holler so loudly that the fish swam out of the waterways in the region. His hunger was so great that his parents milked dozens of cows to fill his bottle and feed him barrels full of hot cereal. After one week, Bunyan could already wear his father’s clothes and soon after that, he burst right out of those clothes and had to have special ones made. Warm Up 3-21-2012 • What type of writing is this selection? • tall tale c. myth • fable d. fairy tale • Based on what you know about traditional literature, explain why you picked your answer choice. 3. The author writes “it took five giant storks to deliver him” in order to • Make the story realistic • Explain how rivers were formed. • Show how large is. • Depict the family relationship.

  4. Warm Up 3-22-2012 If you found a wallet full of money, would you return it to the owner or keep the money? Explain your answerin a well-written paragraph.

  5. Warm UP 3-23-2012 • Write one sentence that uses a nominative pronoun. • Write one sentence that uses an objective pronoun. • Write one sentence that uses a possessive pronoun. • Write a sentence that uses an appositive. • Write a sentence that uses a gerund.

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