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Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore”

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” ?.

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Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Folk Lore”

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  1. 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.

  2. 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”

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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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