PDF-(BOOS)-The Tales Teeth Tell: Development, Evolution, Behavior (The MIT Press)

What teeth can tell us about human evolution development and behaviorOur teeth have intriguing stories to tell These sophisticated time machines record growth diet and evolutionary history as clearly as tree rings map a redwoods lifespan Each day of childhood is etched into tooth crowns and rootscapturing birth nursing history environmental clues and illnesses The study of ancient fossilized teeth sheds light on how our ancestors grew up how we evolved and how prehistoric cultural transitions continue to affect humans today In The Tales Teeth Tell biological anthropologist Tanya Smith offers an engaging and surprising look at what teeth tell us about the evolution of primatesincluding our own uniquenessHumans impressive set of varied teeth provides a multipurpose toolkit honed by the diet choices of our mammalian ancestors Fossil teeth highly resilient because of their substantial mineral content are all that is left of some longextinct species Smith explains how researchers employ painstaking techniques to coax microscopic secrets from these enigmatic remains Counting tiny daily lines provides a way to estimate age that is more powerful than any other forensic technique Dental plaqueso carefully removed by dental hygienists todayrecords our ancestors behavior and health in the form of fossilized food particles and bacteria including their DNA Smith also traces the grisly origins of dentistry reveals that the urge to pick ones teeth is not unique to humans and illuminates the ageold pursuit of dental art The book is generously illustrated with original photographs many in color. History of Fairy Tales. Told as oral stories since the beginning of time.. Passed from generation to generation.. These stories had to be told orally because many people were not able to read and write.. and FABLES. Mrs. Colley. Folktale. A . folktale. is a traditional narrative that is passed down by word of mouth. Different forms of folktales may include legends, fairy tales, animal tales, trickster tales, fables and myths. Trickster tales feature a wily animal character who tries to outsmart other characters. . Prologue Notes. Geoffrey Chaucer. Considered the “father of English literature.”. Wrote in the vernacular, middle English.. Was a public servant/diplomat and a writer.. Famous for writing . Troilus and Criseyde . 1. Canterbury Tales. Background. September 15, 2007. Above is a pilgrimage scene from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral. 2-20-08. Mrs. Billet Canterbury Tales /58. 2. Canterbury Tales. Background. , Part 1. Reading Comprehension and Literary Analysis. The Saylor Foundation – CC BY license . – . www.saylor.org/k12ela8#2.4.1. . Fairy Tales to Read. Your edition of . Grimms' Fairy Tales . contains over 60 tales. If you wish to read them all, please do so. If not, please make sure you read the following:. 2013 Spring . C&T 820 Gulinna Linda A. Introduction. I hypothesize teaching in a 6. th. grade language arts class in Kansas. . I will encourage students to explore stereotypes in fairy tales. Students will revise the stories in their distinctive voices.. By Geoffrey . Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. Born around 1340, died 1400, in London. Among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Joined the king’s army to fight against the French in the Hundred Years’ War and was captured by the French. . Mark Twain. Do Now. Chapter 16-19 vocabulary crossword. Figurative Language. Writers use figurative language such as imagery, similes, and . metaphors to . help the reader visualize and experience events and emotions in a . Folklore . Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the ORAL TRADITION of that culture, subculture, or group.. (Dunbar . Ch. 1). Psychologists studied Rats…. And made inferences about humans. Biologists studied non-humans…. And didn’t. The matter of evolution and common ancestry was ignored or avoided. 1340?--1400. A Few Significant Facts!. Completed during the third, mature phase of Chaucer’s writing career, the end of 1300s.. Written in English (Middle English) . while French . remained the language of England’s royal court and members of the English upper-class.. “All known societies embrace the virtues of truthfulness, integrity, loyalty, fairness; none explicitly endorse falsehood, dishonesty, disloyalty, gross inequity.”. Howard Gardner . Narrative Story Telling. “All known societies embrace the virtues of truthfulness, integrity, loyalty, fairness; none explicitly endorse falsehood, dishonesty, disloyalty, gross inequity.”. Howard Gardner . Narrative Story Telling. Geoffrey Chaucer. c. 1343-1400. Considered the father of English poetry. Wrote in the vernacular – common language of the people (English). Served as a soldier, government servant, and member of . Parliament, royal messenger under King Edward III..