PPT-State Standards: B.4.3 Examine biographies, stories, narratives, and folk tales to understand

B45 Identify the historical background and meaning of important political values such as freedom democracy and justice B49 Describe examples of cooperation and interdependence among individuals groups and nations . Epics. The art of story-telling has been cultivated in all ages and among all nations of which we have any record; it is the outcome of an instinct implanted universally in the human mind.. —Edwin Sidney Hartland. Definition of Folk Literature. •Before writing, people were . telling stories. , . reciting poetry. , and . singing songs . about their . beliefs, dreams, and experiences. . . Much of this material formed part of the . Myths, Legends, and Folk Tales. To develop skills in reading Legends, Folk Tales, and Myths.. To apply a variety of reading strategies for reading these particular types of genres.. To analyze Literary . Unit 10. Part 1. Objectives. To read, comprehend, and interpret Folk Literature.. To apply a variety of reading strategies particularly strategies for reading folk literature.. To recognize literary elements used in these selections. . The traditional beliefs, customs, stories, songs, and dances of a culture. Folklore is based on the concerns of ordinary people and is passed down by word of mouth.. Oral Tradition. Literature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next. Oral literature was a way of recording the past, glorifying leaders, and teaching morals and traditions to young people.. Unit Standards:. RL.8.5, RL.8.7, RL.8.9. W.8.3, W.8.6. What do you know about fairy tales?. Examples?. We will learn…. What are fairy tales?. Elements of fairy tales. Origins of fairy tales. Oral stories. Literature passed down through the ages by word of mouth that were eventually written down and retold as stories and poems.. They record the history, customs, beliefs and values of the cultures from which they sprang.. "If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future." ~Danielle Steel~. "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ~Albert Einstein~. Take Ten. Do you think that fairy tales, fables, and folklore are still applicable for this generation? Why or why not?. Where do these stories come from?. Mostly from the oral tradition. Stories passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth.. written down . Oral . Narrative. Help to explain the natural world. Help to articulate fears/dreams. Provide order . to a society. Provide . understanding of a culture’s values, beliefs, mores, etc.. “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. Ali Dvorak, Katelyn Falk, and Rebecca . Brummett. 2012-2013 ILEND Trainees . Social Stories. Social Stories were created by Carol Gray and the Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding.. Describe a social situation to children in a narrative form. Genres of Fiction Books. Realistic Fiction. Mystery/Suspense. Science Fiction (Sci-Fi). Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Folk Tales, Tall Tales and Fairy Tales. Poetry. Realistic Fiction. Fictional stories that take place in modern time, right here and now. .