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Corn Maze :) Is this afterschool trip best classified as:
1. a myth
2. a trickster tale
3. a fairy tale
4. a folk tale
5. a legend
6. a fable ??????? |
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Elements of a Myth Myths:
('Lion King'is an example of a myth.)
1. During ancient times(and in some
cultures today), myths were told to
explain the unknown. The peoples of
ancient times believed myths were true
explanations of the rise and fall of tides,
sunrises, sunsets, stars in the sky, great
storms, ...
2. The main characters (protagonists) in a
myth are gods and/or supernatural beings.
3. Settings in a myth include places in the
universe and on Earth.
Authors use imagery to describe the
setting and the mood of the myth.
4. Mythical themes usually explain the
creation of something: for example,
music, or an eclipse.
5. Myths were stories told to teach and
explain the science, philosophy, and
theology of the ancient worlds. |
Elements of a Trickster Tale Trickster Tales:
(Bugs Bunny and Br'er Rabbit are examples
of trickster tales.)
1. During ancient times (and in some
cultures today), trickster tales were told to
teach values. Trickster tales were not only
humorous, but also true in the eyes of
children, as are today's stories of the tooth
fairy, Santa Claus, or the Great Pumpkin.
2. The two main characters (protagonists)
in trickster tales are the trickster and
someone being tricked.
3. Settings in a trickster tale are not
developed with great detail.
The cultural value being taught is more
important than the setting.
4. The themes of trickster tales usually
teach the beliefs held by specific cultures
around the world.
5. Trickster tales were stories told to
teach children the ways they were
expected to live; to behave and to treat
others. |
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Elements of a Fairy Tale Fairy Tales:
('The Wizard of Oz' is an American fairy
tale; 'Beauty and the Beast' is a French fairy
tale; 'Star Wars' is a contemporary fairy tale.)
Fairy tales are filled with magic and magical
beings, like: giants, elves, fairies, and/or
witches.
1. Fairy tales begin with "once upon a time"
-usually-
and the story shows the choices a young
person makes to get out of/resolve a bad
predicament.
2. The main character (protagonist) is a
young person in the bad predicament.
Minor characters in a fairy tale are royalty,
those with good or evil personalities, and
one with an omniscient point of view.
3. Settings in a fairy tale include the
castles or palaces of royalty and the
farms and the villages of peasants.
Settings are developed with great detail.
4. Theme: The bad predicament is
resolved. The protagonist shows forgiveness
to those who opposed her/him and by doing
so she/he teaches certain cultural values.
5. Fairy tales have happy endings. |
Elements of a Folk Tale Folk Tales:
('Aladdin' is a folk tale.)
1. Folk tales are stories told to give special
insight into the daily lives of the people
living in a specific culture. Folk tales honor
the similarities of all people - usually doing
this with a sense of humor.
2. The protagonist of a folk tale often seems
real, but remember that the author is telling
a cultural story.
3. The settings of a folk tale are not
developed with a specific time or place.
Any time or place will do, because folk
tales are about mankind.
4. The themes of folk tales tell of the
struggles and triumphs, joys and sorrows,
comedies and tragedies of all people;
of all of mankind.
5. Folk tales mirror human behavior. The
reader can identify with the life, the
struggles, and the joys of the protagonist. |
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Elements of a Legend Legends:
('Paul Bunyan and the Blue Ox'and 'Johnny
Appleseed' are American legends; 'Mulan' is
a Chinese legend.) Celebration, nostalgia, and
humor are common moods of the legend.
1. Legends are exaggerated stories told to
remember the actions of a person, who
made a difference in history.
Hyperbole is used to tell the story.
2. The protagonist of a legend was/is real.
The author exaggerates the story about this
historical person; this legend.
3. The setting of a legend does reflect
the specific historical time and place in which
the protagonist lived. The historical facts are
exaggerated.
Hyperbole is literary exaggeration.
4. The themes of legends tell the stories
of the actions of real people - actions that
have been recorded in history.
5. Legends honor the daily life of a person.
Hyperbole is used to highlight the events of
that person's life. Legends celebrate what a
person can accomplish. |
Elements of a Fable Fables:
Aesop fables - 'The Grasshopper and the
Ant' - are examples of fables.)
1. Fables are very short stories told to teach
a specific moral. Fables are fanciful, but not
magical.
2. The main character (protagonist) is a
talking animal, who needs to learn a
life lesson.
All the characters in a fable are animals,
who have been personified.
3. Settings in a fable are not developed
with detail.
The moral of the fable is more important
than the setting.
4. Fables do not have themes.
Fables teach moral values.
5. Fables have moral endings |
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Which one did you choose? Yikes!
Hip hip hooray! ... oh Frabjous day!!!
It is a _________________ ! ! !
...and you really thought I was going to
make it easy for you by giving you a specific
answer.
ahhh.... NO! |
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