Literature: Monday, October 8, 2012

1. Literature: Monday, October 8, 2012 Handouts: * Independent Reading Chart Homework: * Read an AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily & record on chart * Have an enchanted evening!  Assignments Due: Reading Chart for Sept. 24 -30

2. Today’s Goal: Learn about the Folk Lore genre and each of its four main sub-genres. Outcomes: Define folk lore and explain its purpose. Name and describe each of the four main types of folk lore. Explain the purpose of each of the four main types of folk lore. Identify the oldest form of folk lore and cite its origin in the Western World. Evaluate whether science has replaced myths in the modern world. Cite an individual credited with creating some of the most famous fables. Provide (give) an example of a famous folk tale told in many different cultures/societies.

3. Starter #1: When I was a little kid and I first learned how to read, one of the greatest joys of my life was stumbling onto a certain type of story that always left me with a good feeling because it always had a happy ending. Can you guess what genre of story I had discovered? Fairy Tales Fairy tales are also known as “folk tales,” and folk tales fall under a larger category or genre of literature, which leads us to our next unit in Literature. Can you guess what it is? Folk Lore The folk lore genre actually has a number of categories or sub-genres within it. So before we start reading any of these stories, let’s discuss some things that will help you enjoy these stories even more, because you will be able to discover things that other people might miss.

4. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore” • What is “Folk Lore”? • What are the main types of folk lore? Name four. • What were the earliest stories ever told? • What are “myths”? • A genre of fiction that refers to fanciful stories designed to help people in a particular culture make sense of their world and their lives. The authors are not known. • Myths, fables, legends (or tall tales),and folk tales (includes fairy tales) • Myths • Ancient, traditional stories told to explain the world around us.

5. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore” • Give examples of things that mythswould explain. • How have myths developed over time? • In our Western World, where did most myths originate? • What is the origin of the word “myth”? • Where does fire come from?Why do we have seasons?Why do people die? • They began as “oral traditions”and were passed down to generations Usually connected with a society’s religious beliefs • Ancient Greece and Rome • Greek word “mythos” means “story”

6. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore” • What cultures had myths? • In today’s world, has science replaced myth? Explain. • How are fables different from other folk lore? • All ancient cultures had their own myths • There are many important things thatscience cannot explain, like: * Why do we have life? (purpose?) * Is there such a thing as “right” and wrong? * What is courage? * Who are our heroes? • Stories created and told to teach a lesson

7. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore” • Name and describe one famous “author” of fables. LEGENDS • What are the main types of folk lore? Name four. FOLK TALES • What are folk tales? • Aesop, a man held in slavery in ancient Greece, believed to be of African origin. He is credited with these fables: * Tortoise and the Hare * Boy who cried wolf • Exaggerated stories, supposedly abouthistorical events or characters • Fictional tales about people and/or animals, passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth

8. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore” • Name an example of a folk tale that is told in many different cultures. • Are fairy tales the same thing as folk tales? • Cinderella In Europe, it’s the one we know In China, it’s Yeh-ShenWest Africans, Egyptians, Koreans,and Appalachian Americans, for example, all have their own version • A fairy tale is a folk tale that may involve fairies, giants, dragons, elves, goblins,dwarves, and other fanciful and fantastic characters.

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