1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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Folklore- All the traditions, customs, and stories that are passed
along by word of mouth in a culture.
There are four main categories of Folklore.
1. Myths- Stories that were created to answer basic questions about
the world, the gods, and human life.
Creation Myth- Explains how the world came into being or how humans
were created.
2. Folk Tales- Told primarily for entertainment, not taken truthful
or factual by their audience.
Trickster Tales- These are found in most cultures and is when a person
or animal outwits or takes advantage of some fool.
3. Fables- A very short tale that illustrates a clear, often directly
stated moral.
4. Legends- Are considered factual by those who tell the, and many
have some basis in historical fact. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.Students will understand the categories of folklore - myths, folk
tales, fables, and legends.
2. Student will be able to identify different types of folklore. |
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4. Objectives-
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1.To appreciate folklore.
2.To recognize strategies for reading folklore.
3.To understand the four elements of folklore and to be able to give
examples. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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1. Smart board
2. White board
3. Worksheets
4. Stories
5. Powerpoint |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Students will start off with a Do Now: Why do people enjoy telling
stories ? If you retell an interesting story, how might you change
it? Then as a class we will discuss the students answers and what
they have wrote down.
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B. Development-
1.Teacher will present a PowerPoint to the students explaining the
different types of folklore and strategies for reading it.The students
will follow along as they fill in key terms that are missing in their
notes. After the teacher will put a web on the board and explain the
directions to students. Students will also be given the web to work
on with a group which they will be assigned to. Each group will receive
a different type of folklore that we have discussed. The group will
have to determine which kind of folklore it is and they will have
to fill out the web and explain the story they received to the other
groups. We will be doing three rotations so each group will receive
the web and stories. Students will being doing a jigsaw exercise.
Teacher will get students attention when done with rotations and go
over the web as a class.
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C. Practice-
1.Students will read and identify different types of folklore.
2. Students will follow along and take notes.
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Checking for understanding-
1.Does anyone have any questions and does anyone not understand
a topic?
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Closure-
| Teacher will discuss and review the stories that were covered in
class today. Also will ask students if they have any stories to share. |
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