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Folk Literature
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town tonight,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light,-One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm.”
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Paul Revere’s Ride”
• Written in 1860
• Missing details, but it reminds people of the roots of
American independence.
• It is part of our country’s oral tradition…many
students hear this poem every year.
• Our U.S. culture is young; in our new unit we will
explore the oral traditions of many older cultures
Long before people invented writing,
they were already telling stories,
reciting poetry, and singing songs
about their beliefs, dreams, and
experiences.
This helped create Folk Literature.
Folk Literature
Definition: works, ideas, or
customs of a culture passed by
word of mouth from
generation to generation.
Examples:
• Fairy Tales
• Legends
• Myths
• Fables
• Proverbs
Syllables: Folk-Lit-er-a-ture; 5
Drawing:
Non-Examples:
• Bad recipe
• A Letter
Sentence Starters…
• We will be studying folk literature
this unit.
• Folk literature is a big part of our
culture.
• Now, you write a sentence using
Folk Literature!
Culture
Definition: a particular
society at a particular time and
place; that shares the same
attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, or
practices.
Examples:
• Countries
• Religion
• Customs
• Languages
Syllables: Cul-ture; 2
Drawing:
Non-Examples:
• A tree
• Alone
• Myself
Sentence Starters…
• We wish to promote a culture of
equality throughout the organization.
• One's success in the future depends
one's culture and upbringing.
• Now, you write a sentence using
Culture!
Jigsaw Activity
Many of these stories, poems, and songs that have
been passed generation from generation were
written down and have become important part of
world literature.
Works found in folk literature or the oral traditions
of people around the world include: myths, legends,
fairy tales, fables, and proverbs.
Jigsaw Activity Expectations…
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In groups, read about your type of folk literature.
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Write down some notes on your worksheet.
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Discuss with your group what you learned about
your type of folk literature.
When time is called, I will pair you with others
from different groups.
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Your job is to teach them about your type of folk
literature; while they take notes on it.
Discuss with your new group
what each folk literature has in
common
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Are generally part of the oral tradition
Are more frequently told than read
Are passed down from one generation to another
Take on the characteristics of the time and place in which they
are told
Speak to universal and timeless ideas, such as: love, hate,
envy, etc….
Try to make sense of our existence, help humans cope with the
world in which they live, or explain the origin of something.
May contain supernatural elements
Are used to help provide culture to others.
Mythology…
• Main focus of unit two
• Will be reading:
• “Arachne”
• “12 Labors of Hercules”
• “Magic Mortar”
• “Pandora”
• “Prometheus”
• I will also be reading, “The Lightning Thief”
to you the last few minutes of class.
The Lightning Thief
By: Rick Riordan
• The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based
on Greek mythology.
• The first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan.
• It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians
series, which charts the adventures of modern-day twelveyear-old Percy Jackson.
• Percy Jackson discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal
woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends go
on a quest to prevent a war between the gods Zeus, Poseidon
and Hades.
Poseidon
• Poseidon is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in
Greek mythology.
• His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the "God of the
Sea".
• He is also referred to as "Earth-Shaker” due to his role in causing
earthquakes.
• He has been called the "tamer of horses“ too. He is usually
depicted as an older male with curly hair and beard.
Zeus
• Zeus is the "Father of Gods and men" who rules the Olympians of
Mount Olympus, as a father rules the family according to the
ancient Greek religion.
• He is the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology.
• Zeus can understand other languages. So, with and, under
Hellenic influence, became particularly closely identified with
Roman Jupiter.
Ares
• Ares is the Greek god of war.
• He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the
son of Zeus and Hera.
• In Greek literature, he often represents the
physical or violent and untamed aspect of war.
Hades
• Hades was the ancient Greek god of the underworld.
Eventually, the god's name came to designate the abode of the
dead.
• In Greek mythology, Hades is the oldest male child of Cronus
and Rhea.
• According to myth, he and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon
defeated the Titans and claimed ownership over the cosmos,
ruling the underworld, air, and sea, respectively; the solid earth,
along the province of Gaia, was available to all three
concurrently.