Folk & Fairy Tales Introduction to Genre: Different Types of Stories How are they alike? How are they different?

Folk Tales About everyday life Teach lessons Explain something Often with animals that talk or act like people Not about “magic” Sound like they could happen

About everyday life

Teach lessons

Explain something

Often with animals that talk or act like people

Not about “magic”

Sound like they could happen

Fairy Tales Old stories, magical events Often shared by word of mouth Present good characters Good overcomes evil Good always wins

Old stories, magical events

Often shared by word of mouth

Present good characters

Good overcomes evil

Good always wins

Examples Folk Tales Johnny Appleseed The Gingerbread Boy Chicken Little Hansel and Gretel The Blind Men & the Elephant Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Johnny Appleseed

The Gingerbread Boy

Chicken Little

Hansel and Gretel

The Blind Men & the Elephant

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Examples Fairy Tales Cinderella Jack & the Beanstalk Rapunzel Rumplestilskin Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Cinderella

Jack & the Beanstalk

Rapunzel

Rumplestilskin

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Double Bubble Compare and Contrast: Different Different Alike Story 1 Story 2

Compare and Contrast:

Is There a Life Lesson Yes or No?

Yes or No?

Is There Magic? Yes or No?

Yes or No?

Main Character Who is main character? What do we learn about him/her?

Who is main character?

What do we learn about him/her?

Good Versus Bad? Does good win? Yes or No?

Does good win?

Yes or No?

Is There a Lesson? Does it explain something? Could it happen?

Does it explain something?

Could it happen?

Folk or Fairy Tale? What do you think and WHY?

What do you think and WHY?