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Traditional literature such as folktales, fables, fairytales, and myths are important as they provide the building blocks for modern literature and expose children to moral lessons through themes of good versus evil. Folktales use common characters and events to teach lessons through simple stories with clear resolutions, while fables center around animal characters representing human traits to convey brief yet explicit moral lessons. Fairytales feature magic and supernatural elements as well as stock character types such as royalty and witches. Myths seek to explain the origins of the world and civilization through the stories of ancient civilizations.
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- 1. Traditional Literature Folktales, Fables,Fairytales, Myths
- 2. Why learn aboutTraditional Literature? Serves as the building blocks for contemporary literature/framework for literature Provides a window on diverse cultures Provides moral models for children as the struggle between good and evil is applied to events in their own lives
- 3. Folktale A story toldby word of mouth to teach a lesson Passed down from generation to generation
- 4. Folk tale Folktalesfeature common people, such as peasants, and commonplace events. Characters representing human frailty (being fragile). Characters represent human qualities Good Evil Wisdom Foolishness Laziness Etc.
- 5. Folktales The conflict ofthe story is clear. The resolution usually has happy endings Good is rewarded and evil is punished Elements of magic or magical characters may be incorporated, but logic rules so the supernatural must make sense in the story.
- 7. Fables Short storiesthat teach a moral (lesson) Plot is very brief, with one event. Animal characters with human characteristics Characters are flat, and stand for one human trait. Themes: cooperation, understanding, acceptance, etc. Morals sometimes are inferred. May be expressed in a proverb.
- 8. Aesop's Fables Thisfamous Book of Fables, which are always referred to as Aesop's Fables, date back to the 5th Century BC. Lion and the Mouse The Fox and the Crow Goose with the Golden Eggs Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Ant and the Grasshopper
- 9. Fairytale Elements of aFairytale Contains magic/enchantments Likely character types: Talking animals Witches Fairies Nobles (Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses) Godparents
- 10. Fairy Tale- setting Setting does not have a definite location or time Familiar fairytales look like Germany
- 11. The best knowtale in the World Cinderella The oldest known version was found in China in the 9th century. It is basically a story of sibling rivalry. There are over 700 different versions.
- 12. Hans Christian Anderson •Danish author and poet • Wrote more than 160 Fairy Tales • Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and conflicts • Ugly Duckling theme of self-discovery, which Click on matched his own life Anderson’s • Optimistic belief in the triumph of the good picture to see his stories • Known as the father of the modern fairytale
- 13. Brothers Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm Click picture for Wrote children’s tales and folklore to Grimm preserve German culture/heritage stories Wrote 211 stories together More stories
- 14. Fractured Fairy tale When authors modernize or change one or more of the elements of the story, the story is called a fractured fairy tale. Plot (conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) Setting (time and/or place) Character (name, character traits) Point of View Theme
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- 16. Fracture Fairy Taleson the screen
- 17. Myths A mythologyis a related body of stories which make up the official beliefs or explanations of a religious system. Myths attempt to explain the beginning of the world, natural phenomena, the relationships between the gods and humans, and the origins of civilization. Myths, like legends, are stories told as though they were true.
- 18. Myths Ancient Civilizationsstories and beliefs