Folk Tales

Background information on Folk Tales

Folktales (or folklore) are defined as "stories that grow out of the lives and imaginations of the people, or folk." They are heard and remembered, and they are subject to various alterations in the course of retellings.

Our activity today is quite simple, choose one of these rubrics per story and evaluate it!

The information is here, click on 

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/4th_grade/4_FabulousFolktales.pdf

A FAIRY TALE…!

A FAIRY TALE…!

A fairy tale is no only a remarkable story about supernatural beings or magical events, but also, is a kind of folktale or fable. However keep in mind that folk tales are not necessarily fairy tales. The simplest way to explain this is to think of fairy tales as a subgenre of folklore along with myths and legends. A good point for taking into account is they were told and retold for generations before they were written down. I am deeply sure everyone in the world has grown up, reading, listening to, or watching fairy tales as a child. Aren’t you?

What Fairy Tale Character Are You?

 Well, take this quiz and you shall know.

http://www.allthetests.com/quiz22/quiz/1167257689/What-Fairy-Tale-Character-Are-You

After doing this, it’s time for

 What is a fairy tale? 
 1)Definition 
 2)Common elements 
 3)View and discuss examples (see books, Real Fairy Tales link) 
 B. Map a fairy tale 
 1)Identify elements of five of the tales discussed 
 a)someone good 

 b)wants... 
 c)but someone bad 
 d)wants... 
 e)so... 
 Create spreadsheet on the five fairy tales, listing elements of each (see example below) 

FAIRY TALE	SOMEONE GOOD	WANTS	BUT SOMEONE BAD	WANTS	SO
The Three Little Pigs	three pigs	to stay safe in their homes	big bad wolf	to eat the three pigs	the pigs trick the wolf

Then, watch this video about Steven Pinker who takes on violence and the ways we perceive it. According to his ideas, we live in violent times and some actions were taken from known tales, what do you think about it? 

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/163