Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Class Work

Let's talk about Folklore. Talk at your table. Use your notes. Come up with a three sentence definition of folklore. Write on the boards.


 1. So, just how was the world created?
2. What commonalities did you locate?
3. What were the differences?
4. Share your C/C charts with others at your table.

Think about it . . . why was/is it important for people to have a story about the creation of the planet? Animals? Plants? Stars? Moon? People?

Do we differ from ancient people? Do we have a need to know?

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Did you ever wonder why rattle snakes rattle or why leopards have spots or why grasshoppers hop? Ancient people had the answers to these and other questions. Today we will read the following:    

The Raven Brings Light (Alaskan Indian) p. 719
The Sedna Legend ( Eskimo) p. 721
Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed (Norway) p. 353
Why the Sea is Salt (Norway) p. 354

Why the sun shines during the day and the moon comes out at night: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AtdMo9F8x2iBSdAsZk.Zo9abvZx4;_ylc=X1MDMjAyMzUzODA3NQRfcgMyBGJjawNkaTZxNDJwOXRvNGE2JTI2YiUzRDQlMjZkJTNEQ19WWS5waHBZRUlDM0ZJdGpiMHdZajR2T0xtOG5WeGV1V2RDLmctLSUyNnMlM0RmcyUyNmklM0Q3YUszZERzTWhTMW1FMGVCdGxYNARncHJpZANBRVBhTUYxelEzcTA2V2R5QzVTMVBBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMTAEb3JpZ2luA3d3dy55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzMEcHFzdHIDV2h5IHRoZSBzdW4gBHBxc3RybAMxMgRxc3RybAMyNgRxdWVyeQN3aHkgdGhlIHN1biBsb3ZlcyB0aGUgbW9vbgR0X3N0bXADMTQwOTY4MjQxOTczMwR2dGVzdGlkA251bGw-?gprid=AEPaMF1zQ3q06WdyC5S1PA&fr2=sa-gp-www.yahoo.com&p=why+the+sun+loves+the+moon&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-409

How leopards got their spots: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=how+leopard+got+its+spots&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003

How rainbows were made: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/10/how_the_rainbow_was_made.html

How we got the sun:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/ten_red_crows.html

Get with a partner. Read or watch your assigned tale. Get ready to tell us the story. Think about it. Is there any science in the story, or is it just fantasy?

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Homework
1. Go outside. Find something in nature. Create an original tale of how ______________ came to be. You must have 3-5 paragraphs. Post the story in CANVAS. Due Thursday. We will share.

2. In addition, locate two additional "animal" folktales. These may come from the book or from an Internet site or from another book.  Summarize each story. Get each summary down to one or two paragraphs. Was there a message in the tale? Explain in another paragraph.
Total: 4-6 paragraphs - 2-3 per story. Post n CANVAS.

Sample site: http://www.felid.org/activities/page_103.htm
 These are samples only. Your story needs to be an original. You create it! Add pictures or photos if you wish.