Journal What are some of the difficult aspects of going to a private Christian school Why Read Myths and Folktales They tell about the beginnings of things Include marvelous or supernatural events and tell of deeds and adventures of gods and goddesses heroes and heroines ID: 274363
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MYTHS AND FOLKTALESSlide2
Journal
What are some of the difficult aspects of going to a private, Christian school? Slide3
Why Read Myths and Folktales?
They
tell about the beginnings of things.
Include
marvelous or supernatural events and tell of deeds and adventures of gods and goddesses, heroes, and heroines.
Important
to modern-day readers because they reveal commons truths, patterns, and themes that are familiar to all ages and cultures.
Passed
down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
Explain
the human experience in poetic, imaginative terms.
Answers
the questions: who we are, where we came from, and what
we believe
in. Slide4
What is a Myth?
An
anonymous, traditional story that explains a belief, a custom, or a mysterious natural phenomenon.
Purposes
Explain the creation of the world and the universe
Explain
the human condition: how and why people were created; why they are flawed; why there is suffering in the world; why people must eventually die; what happens to people after death
Explain
natural phenomena, such as the setting of the sun and the phases of the moon
Explain
the nature of gods and goddesses and how these deities and human beings interact
Explain
the meanings behind religious rituals, customs, and beliefs
Explain
historical events
Teach
moral lessonsSlide5
Differences Between Myths and Folktales
As
myths were retold over generation, they transformed. Not only details, but purpose.
Folktales
, unlike myths, are secular, or nonreligious.
Folktales
were created as much for their entertainment value as for the teaching of social or moral values.
Folktales
feature magic, transformations, and enchantments, just as myths do; however, although folktales may sometimes include gods or goddesses as characters, they are usually not the CENTRAL characters in the story.
Folktale
heroes tend to be common, everyday folk who don't have special powers, unlike the heroes of myths, who are the superhuman offspring of gods or goddesses and human parents.
Folktales
are not associated with religious rituals. Slide6
Folktales
A
story that is created by the “folk”—the common people—and passed along orally from generation to generation.
Entertaining
stories about ordinary people who survive by luck.
Includes
legends, fables, tall tales, fairy tales, and ghost stories. Slide7
Today’s Texts
1. “How the World Was Made”
2. “The Wooden People”
3. “Coyote and the Origin of Death” Slide8
Your Homework
Exit
Pass—turn in as you leave class today!
Complete
and turn in the One Pager assignment on Friday, September 6
th
!
Summer
Reading Projects are due Friday, September 6
th
.