Task #1
There are several types of literature in the Oral Tradition- the art of storytelling. They are Myths, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends. Make a chart like the one pictured below showing the elements of each type and the elements they have in common. Click on each term to discover information to put into your chart.
Task #2
Create a chart for the five types of literature in the Oral Tradition and place the titles of selections you read in the proper categories on the chart. Be sure to include the story title and the reason you feel it is an example of the type of literature you listed it under.
Task #3
Task 3: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
Select any TWO of the following choices.
A. Myths
B. Fables
C. Legends
D. Folk Tales
E. Fairy Tales
Select any TWO of the following choices.
A. Myths
B. Fables
C. Legends
D. Folk Tales
E. Fairy Tales
Task 3, Option A: Myths
1. Use the links provided to discover three creation myths from ancient cultures, paraphrase each, and consider what they have in common. Choose from the ancient cultures below.
****Requirements:
2. One well developed paragraph telling the story of each myth
3. One well developed paragraph which explains what the three myths have in common
2. One well developed paragraph telling the story of each myth
3. One well developed paragraph which explains what the three myths have in common
Task 3, Option B: Fables
1. Choose at least five of Aesop's Fables to read. Restate the morals in your own words. Create a chart as shown.
2. Do you think that the morals of Aesop's Fables are universally true? Why or why not? Write your own ideas in a paragraph explanation.
3. For what purpose do you think Aesop told the Fables?
3. For what purpose do you think Aesop told the Fables?
Task 3, Option C: Legends
1. Read about the legend of Robin Hood (download the file attached below)
2. Choose one of your teachers or other adults in your school and write a legend about them. (A legend combines a real event or real person’s unusual life story with the exaggeration and heroic actions.)
2. Choose one of your teachers or other adults in your school and write a legend about them. (A legend combines a real event or real person’s unusual life story with the exaggeration and heroic actions.)
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Task 3, Option D: Folk Tales
1. Choose one or more of the folk tales on this page to explore.
2. Folk Tales often provide a humorous explanation for natural phenomena. Create your own tale to explain why animals are a certain way such as why monkeys live in trees or why chickens don't have ears.
2. Folk Tales often provide a humorous explanation for natural phenomena. Create your own tale to explain why animals are a certain way such as why monkeys live in trees or why chickens don't have ears.
Task 3, Option E: Fairy Tales
1. Choose one of the fairy tales below and rewrite it with your own twist. For example, you might choose to rewrite the ending, to set the story in modern times, or in your own neighborhood, to include characters from other stories or to change the actions or the gender of one or more characters.
a. The Shoemaker and the Elves
b. Thumbelina
a. The Shoemaker and the Elves
b. Thumbelina
Credits
Greenwhich Public Schools. Creation Myth Webquest. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Word Document.
Lapid, Mario. Fairy Tale. 2004. Photograph. Alcázar De Segovia, Spain. Flickr. Yahoo!, 24 Apr. 2004. Web. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapidim/42760256/>.
Reid, Mary B. "Once Upon A Time..." Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales. N.p., 27 Oct. 1999. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
Lapid, Mario. Fairy Tale. 2004. Photograph. Alcázar De Segovia, Spain. Flickr. Yahoo!, 24 Apr. 2004. Web. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapidim/42760256/>.
Reid, Mary B. "Once Upon A Time..." Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales. N.p., 27 Oct. 1999. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.