PPT-Trickster Tales Theme One:

Rogers Public Schools Grade Three RL32 RL33 RL37 What are Trickster Tales A trickster tale is a kind of folktale told all over the world The trickster is a clever animal or person who plays tricks on other characters. Native American Literature. Tales of Heroes and Tricksters. Explain who transformed the world into its present state and how. .. For example, the Native American trickster tale, “Coyote Steals Fire,” explains how man first obtained fire.. Fables. Definition. : A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth. Origin. : Found in almost every country. Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature. Content. : Usually contains incidents that relate to the unusual, sometimes supernatural. 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. . Theme Two: Focus on Genre Grade Three Wgas ard “Srhbkrsdr Sakdr”? • A trickster tale is a kind of folktale told all over the world. • The trickster is a clever animal o . What is a folktale?. Characteristics of folktales. Types of folktales. Some well-known folktales. What is a folktale?. story that began with oral storytelling. passed down through the ages. teaches a lesson. Tricksters. May or may not be god-like. “liminal”: at the edge, on the border. Appetites and reason. Morally problematic. Greedy manipulator. Culture hero. Destroy in order to recreate (354). Raven Myth of Sitka: cosmology. The Middle Ages. Language. French did not become either the official or unofficial language of England. . William was not combining the lands of Normandy and England, and had no wish to replace language or culture.. AND THE CREATIVE ARTIST. CULTURE AND LANGUAGE. The Trickster is the Archetype accredited with language and culture.. As such, this archetype is of special interest to the film maker, writer or director..