Fables
The characters in fables are mostly ________
what are animals?
Tall Tales are often set where?
What is the Wild West?
What are Folktales?
Narrative stories that include fairy tales, tall tales, fables, legends, and myths.
Why do readers compare/contrast information found in different stories?
Help reader understand what they are reading.
Help you to remember important parts.
There are usually only a few _______________ in a fable.
what is characters?
Myths often include __________ and _____________ Gods.
What is Greek and Roman?
The characters in Tall Tales often have ______________ abilities.
What is superhuman?
How are Folktales told?
Folktales are told orally and passed down from generation to generation.
What can readers compare and contrast in different stories?
➢Events-Plot
➢ Settings
➢ Theme
➢ Characters
Fables teach...
What is a moral or lesson?
True or False: Tale Tales are often funny.
What is true?
What is the definition of THEME?
the main message or lesson in a text
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
COMPARE: Tell how two or more things are alike.
CONTRAST: Tell how two or more things are different.
This type of figurative language is used in fables...
What is personification?
Myths often explain __________ events.
What is natural?
The purpose of a tall tale is to explain ___________________________________________.
What is how a problem was solved or how something came to be?
Common themes include...
love, tragedy, friendship, hard work pays off...etc.
What is a benefit of reading stories that are similar but from other cultures?
We can learn about the beliefs and values of another culture.
It includes _________________ creatures.
What is magical?
Name an example of a Tall Tale.
What is Pecos Bill, Uncle Septimus' Beard, Sally Ann Thunder Whirlwind, Paul Bunyan, Annie Oakley, or Davy Crockett?
Why were Folktales passed down orally?
Most people could not read or write. They also were told as entertainment after a long day of work.
What does comparing or contrasting the above do for the reader?
➢ Allows the reader to see what is the same about the stories.
➢ Allows the reader to see what is different about the stories.