1. Oral literature test on Monday, January 12th!
Test Review
In the Land of Small Dragon
Homework:
Bring your copy of Touching Spirit Bear (TSB) on Wed, Jan 14th!
Oral literature test on Monday, January 12th!
Objective
I can demonstrate mastery of concepts and skills learned in the oral literature unit.
Warm Up:
We will be going to the library - get any books from your locker. Also, get your Interactive Reader books from the back.

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3. How do we define oral literature?

4. Oral Literature
Also known as oral tradition, consists of stories that have been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
In more recent times, some examples of oral literature have been written down or recorded so that the stories can be preserved.

5. What are 6 examples of oral literature?

6. Oral Literature
Also known as oral tradition, consists of stories that have been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
It includes:
myths
legends
fables
tall tales
folk tales
fairy tales
In more recent times, some examples of oral literature have been written down or recorded so that the stories can be preserved.

7. What was the purpose of oral literature?

8. What purpose do stories passed down from one generation to the next serve?

9. cultural values
standard of behavior that a society expects from its people

10. Evaluating the cultural values found in a story can often teach the reader a lesson. Sometimes this lesson can be a
universal theme

11. universal theme theme = message about life or human nature
universal = throughout time / different cultures
universal themes are lessons about life that are found throughout the literature of all time periods.

12. Myths

13. explains ________________________
Myth
explains ________________________
also explains how things connected with ______________________ came to be
usually features __________________ that have supernatural powers as well as _______________________________

14. Legends

15. is believed to be based on _______________________________
Legend
is believed to be based on _______________________________
tells about a hero or heroine with _______________________________
hero or heroine struggles against _______________________________
*these are factual, based on historical facts*

16. other characteristics of legends
based on real people and events from history
the hero or heroine shows uncommon courage or cleverness in the face of danger
many events in a legend could not actually happen in the real world
everyday objects or events in a legend can take on special meaning, becoming symbols for something else

17. Tall tales

18. Tall tale
a _____________________ story with ______________ events and characters
main character is _______________________________
events in story seem _______________________________

19. What do you call an exaggeration in literature?

20. When we have an exaggeration in literature, it is called a...
hyperbole

22. a wise message or lesson about life is presented at the end
characters may be human or animal and represent one or more qualities such as greed, honesty or cleverness
a wise message or lesson about life is presented at the end
similar stylistic elements or motifs
magic helper
transformations
the rule of three

23. trickster tales
a story in which an animal is personified, or takes on human characteristics, and uses intelligence and cleverness to trick or outwit an opponent.

24. trickster tales typically...
have a small, weak animal as their main character who takes on a larger, stronger animal, resulting in a battle of brains vs. brawn

25. Fable

26. fable
a brief tale told to illustrate a moral or teach a lesson. Often the moral appears in a distinct and memorable statement near the tale's beginning or end.