Grades 6-8 - Reading or Literature classes

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Oral Traditions

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1. Folktales
2. Fables
3. Myths
4. Legends

3. 1. Folktales
Stories told from one generation to
another
Purpose was to entertain and teach the
values of the culture
Served to inspire the ordinary person
Heroes, romance, adventure, magic
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*Folk Tales often begin with “Once
upon a time”, “Long, long ago”, etc.
• Groups of 3
and 3 events
- 3 characters, 3 tasks,
• Folk Tales have good and
bad characters.
• Everyday people and/or animals

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• Phrases are repeated –
For example:
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall…”
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in….”
• Folk Tales have happy endings.
• The good characters in Folk Tales
have a problem to solve.

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Some examples of
Folktales?

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2. Fables
Very short story.
Animal characters.
They have a lesson or moral.

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3. Mythology (Myths)
*A tale that explains the actions of the gods
or heroes
*They may explain natural phenomena in
our world.

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Some examples of myths

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4. Legends
*Stories based on fact, but the people do
things they couldn’t do in real life.
*Every culture has its own legends.