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Elements of Folktales

Elements of Folktales. 7 th Grade Literature. What is a Folktale?. In your notebook write your definition. Now, compare!. Stories about peoples' lives and imaginations as they struggled with their fears and anxieties

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Elements of Folktales

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  1. Elements of Folktales 7th Grade Literature

  2. What is a Folktale? In your notebook write your definition

  3. Now, compare! • Stories about peoples' lives and imaginations as they struggled with their fears and anxieties • Folktales were made up to explain the wonders of the world or to teach morals and lessons

  4. Characteristic #1 • Folktales were passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, which is called oral tradition

  5. Characteristic #2 Characterization: • The hero and heroine are usually young • The heroine is usually fair, kind, charitable, and caring • The hero is usually honorable, courageous, unselfish, and caring. • Both usually have special abilities or powers

  6. Characteristic #3 Setting: • Place is described easily and briefly (humble cottage) • Time is in the past (usually long-ago) imbedded within the history of the culture • Time is fantasy time, any time or any place, timeless or placeless, or a long time ago

  7. Characteristic #4 Plot • Very simple, though interesting • The plot starts right out with fast moving action that grabs the listeners interest and keeps it • Conflicts are usually resolved with great deeds or acts of human kindness related to good and bad/evil

  8. Characteristic #5 Theme • Usually universal truths, lessons, and values related to people, their actions, and/or material goods that is valued by the group that creates the folktale Good is rewarded and evil is punished in the end Good versus Evil

  9. Characteristic #6 Point of View • Often third person narrative. Could be first.

  10. Assessment True or False • The plot in folktales is usually a complicated one • A common theme is man versus animal • Folktales were passed down through oral tradition • The setting is vividly described throughout the story

  11. Day 2

  12. Where do peoplefind hope? What is hope? Where do you find it? HOPE How can we give hope to others? Why do we need it? Brainstorm the answers to these questions with a partner.

  13. About the Author Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) Virginia Hamilton grew up listening to herparents, grandparents, and otherstellstories of theirpast. Sherealizedthat “theywerepassingalongheritage and culture and a pride in theirhistory.”

  14. A hopefulCommunity • Despite the hardships they faced, enslaved people held on to a sense of community and tradition. They passed on stories, folk tales, and legends from generation to generation. • The folktale, “The People Could Fly” is one example of these stories of hope and tradition.

  15. Background to thefolktale Between the 1500’s and 1800’s, about 12 million Africans were sent to North and South America as enslaved people. Colonists in the Americas wanted a cheap labor forcé to support their large-scale farming. People were kidnapped in Africa and sent overseas as enslaved people to be sold.

  16. Vocabulary • croon 7. shed • snag 8. clumsily • shuffle 9. glinty • plantation 10. seize • overseer 11. snarled • gaze

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