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49 Cards in this Set
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The Three Bears |
English |
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Chicken Little |
Scottish |
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Tattercoats |
English |
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The Elves and the Shoemaker |
German |
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Rapunzel |
German |
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The Three Little Pigs |
German |
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Jack and the Beanstalk |
English |
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Rumpelstilskin |
German |
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The Mitten |
Ukranian |
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Three Billy Goats Gruff |
Norwegian |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarves |
German |
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Cinderella |
French |
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Hansel and Gretel |
German |
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Little Red Riding Hood |
English |
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The Little Snowgirl |
Russian |
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Sleeping Beauty |
French |
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The Arabian Nights |
Middle Eastern |
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Mufraro's Beautiful Daughter |
African |
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Beauty and the Beast |
French |
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Aladdin |
Middle Eastern |
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Uncle Remus |
African |
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Origin of Folklore |
Orally Began |
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Value of Folklore for Children |
1. Folklore was the literature for the people 2. It kindles a child's imagination 3. It helps children cope with their dreams and inner turmoil 4. Our speech and Voc came from folklore 5. It lays the groundwork for understanding literature
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Myth |
A narrative that tells of origins |
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Mythology |
Group of myths from a single culture |
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Monogenesis |
Story from a single culture |
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Polygenesis |
Story from multiple cultures |
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Diffusion |
Stories spread all over the world and transformed into a polygenesis |
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Types of Folktales |
1. Cumulative (The Gingerbread Man, Chicken Little) 2. Porquoi (The villiage of round and square houses) 3. Beast (Three Billy Goats Gruff) 4. Wonder Tales (Cinderella) 5. Realistic Tales (Dick Wittington)
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Distinction Between Oral and Literary Folktales |
Oral--Stories told by the common folk that were finally recorded and collected
Literary--Stories written in a folktale style but originated in an author's imagination |
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Characteristic of Folktales
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Plot: Episodes with a quick flow of action with a brief ending/ Repitition with magical number 3/Time and place are are established quickly and passes quickly/ setting is not specific/ Introduction presents conflict/ Maintains interest through suspense and repetition |
Plot Characterization Style Theme Motifs |
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Characterization |
1. Completely good or entirely evil 2. Often stereotyped characters in stories (innocent girl, handsome prince, mean stepmother) 3. Physical Characteristics are brief and quickly mentioned
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Style |
Intro maintains flavor of the story Maintain the atmosphere of the country Souns like a tale told by a stroyteller
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Themes |
Humility, Kindness, Patience, hard work, courage are rewarded with long life, good spouse, etc.
(Beauty and the Beast)--Not look too deeply into appearances and one can see the power of love, mercy and kindness |
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Motifs |
Magical Powers (7 Chinese Brothers) Transformations (Beauty and the Beast) Magical Objects (A lamp/ carpet in Aladdin) Wishes (Luba and the Wren) Trickery (Brer Rabbit) |
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Variant |
Don't derive from the same original source but share many characters, similarities, or motifs |
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American Contribution to Folktales |
Tall Tales (Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed) |
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Origin of Fables |
Started with Aesop (Greek) |
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Characteristics of fables (7) |
Brief, teachable tales where elements or animals speak Characters with no name Animals represent aspects of nature Don't have more than three characters Plots based on a single incident Contain a moral Contain an abstract idea in few words |
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Types of Myths (3) |
Creation Myths (Origin Myths) Nature Myths (explain elements in nature like seasons) Hero Myths (similar to wonder tales)
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Value of Studying Mythology |
Learn about culture's values and beliefs, and universal truths lying underneath the surface |
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Value of children being read to |
Learn how to hold a book Read left from right Enjoyability Consistency Intimacy Pictures with words Tone of voice |
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Wordless books |
Picturebooks where the story is told through pictures Book handling and directionality |
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Concept Books |
Easy Information Books (I Am A Train--teaches about different kinds of trains) (I Love Colors--Mixing Colors) (One Duck Stuck--Counting) |
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Appeal of Mother Goose |
1. Musical Quality 2. Active Participation 3. Good story with quick action 4. Varied Humor 5. Likeable Personalities 6. Content reflects interest of child |
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Value of Mother Goose |
Their first introduction to the world of literature |
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Predictable Books |
Help emergent readers to anticipate what will happen with it's repetitive language which helps them determine meaning |
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Goals for all reading programs |
to keep children well informed and up-to-daye on how to effective read and write, and understand what they are reading |
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Most Important Aspect of a classroom environment |
Literature because children build vocabulary and develop a better fluency and understanding across the classrooms. |
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