This was the 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. A. Groups of no more than five-
B. Take turns reading your stories.
C. Select one reader from each group to share with the class. This should be someone who has not yet shared in front of the class.
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.
Discussion:W hat animals were popular? Did any need help? Were there any troublemakers in the group? Were there any helpers? What about magic - was there any? Was there a lesson to be learned?
Sample site: http://www.felid.org/activities/page_103.htm
Today - Stories with three ________________.
Make a list of things associated with the number THREE!
Three Little Pigs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPs6_0g8RHA
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atipwymJk5I
Three Blind Mice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfaChKSV8kg
Three Billy Goats Gruff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JXPPi2Piaw
Why three________________? Is there anything special about the #3? http://greatdreams.com/three/three.htm
What do these stories have in common?
What messages are given or lessons to be learned?
Homework
Select a number in class today. Three is not available.
Create a 3-5 slide PowerPoint and share what you learned about the number. We will present in class on Tuesday. Post the PowerPoint in CANVAS. Include one additional slide that gives credit to your sources. (MLA Format - please.)
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tueseday, September 2, 1014
Class Work
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: http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp
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
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?
***********************************************************
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: http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp
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
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Class Work
Leftovers!
What is story telling? Some experts share their views: http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/quotes.html (Take a slip - read the quotation - tell if you agree with the "expert" and explain your response. This is an oral activity!)
How does one tell a good story?
video : http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AsV5M5fHv6NgYDXxUG3EqdibvZx4?p=how+to+tell+a+story&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-900
Time to share a story at your table. You may have a note or two, but you may not read from a book. That is an activity for another day. Be brave. HAVE FUN!
Now, elect one story teller from your table to share with the class.
For homework, you were asked to read the introduction in Best-Loved Folktales and make a bulleted list of 15 important points. Please take the list, talk to the person across the table, and share lists. Did you agree on the most important points?
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Now, on with the show!
1. Warm-ups: Facial expressions, motions, voice, eye contact.
2. You will join a group of 5, you are the 5th.
3. Write your name on the rubric. Hand the rubric to another in the group to evaluate you as a story teller.
5. Each group needs to select one story teller to present to the class. Do not worry if you are not selected; you will have a chance in the future, I promise!
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Definition of summary: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/summary
Steps to use when writing a summary:
1. Read the article.
2. Without looking at the article, list the most important things you remember about the things you read.
3. Read the article again.
4. Add to your list of important things.
5. Turn your list into a paragraph or two. Make it conversational.
6. Be sure to give credit to your original source. Include the URL. Look for an author and date.
Creation stories - Compare and Contrast
Homework: Watch two creation myths as told on YouTube. Here are some suggestions. Others are available. Feel free to select different cultures.
Site of 40 creation myths:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxp_q46z0Q&list=PLDFB99FC5A036A7CD
2. Complete a comparison/contrast chart showing the similarities and differences between the two stories.
Sample comparison/contrast charts: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-900&va=comparison+and+contrast+charts
Post your chart in CANVAS.
Leftovers!
What is story telling? Some experts share their views: http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/quotes.html (Take a slip - read the quotation - tell if you agree with the "expert" and explain your response. This is an oral activity!)
How does one tell a good story?
video : http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AsV5M5fHv6NgYDXxUG3EqdibvZx4?p=how+to+tell+a+story&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-900
- http://www.ehow.com/how_2063128_tell-story.html
- http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-a-Story
- http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/Tips1.html
Time to share a story at your table. You may have a note or two, but you may not read from a book. That is an activity for another day. Be brave. HAVE FUN!
Now, elect one story teller from your table to share with the class.
For homework, you were asked to read the introduction in Best-Loved Folktales and make a bulleted list of 15 important points. Please take the list, talk to the person across the table, and share lists. Did you agree on the most important points?
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Now, on with the show!
1. Warm-ups: Facial expressions, motions, voice, eye contact.
2. You will join a group of 5, you are the 5th.
3. Write your name on the rubric. Hand the rubric to another in the group to evaluate you as a story teller.
- 5=Fantastic!
- 1 = Keep trying.
5. Each group needs to select one story teller to present to the class. Do not worry if you are not selected; you will have a chance in the future, I promise!
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Definition of summary: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/summary
Steps to use when writing a summary:
1. Read the article.
2. Without looking at the article, list the most important things you remember about the things you read.
3. Read the article again.
4. Add to your list of important things.
5. Turn your list into a paragraph or two. Make it conversational.
6. Be sure to give credit to your original source. Include the URL. Look for an author and date.
Creation stories - Compare and Contrast
Homework: Watch two creation myths as told on YouTube. Here are some suggestions. Others are available. Feel free to select different cultures.
Site of 40 creation myths:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxp_q46z0Q&list=PLDFB99FC5A036A7CD
Grandmother Spider Creation Myth: (A story teller tells this one – good use of voice and facial expression.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNBNGL9uLCI
Sample comparison/contrast charts: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-900&va=comparison+and+contrast+charts
Post your chart in CANVAS.
Monday, August 25, 2014
First Day of Class.
Favorite Stories and YOU!
2. Syllabus overview - see CANVAS.
2. Partner challenge: Get with someone who shares your birth month. Together create of list of folktales you know. Prizes will be awarded for the longest list!
3. As you review your list of tales, what would you say would be the qualities of folktales? This is the beginning of your personal definition of folktales. Hold onto to this as you will need it for a homework assignment.
4. Let's look at some basics of story telling:
What is story telling? Some experts share their views: http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/quotes.html (Take a slip - read the quotation - tell if you agree with the "expert" and explain your response. This is an oral activity!)
How does one tell a good story?
video : http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AsV5M5fHv6NgYDXxUG3EqdibvZx4?p=how+to+tell+a+story&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-900
1. Find a folktale to share with a group of five or six on Thursday. You must be able to tell the story in 1-2 minutes. You might consider sharing that favorite tale from childhood! Use facial expressions. Use arm movements. Use vocal inflection. Make eye contact. Practice, practice, practice before you come to class. Amaze and engage your fellow story tellers! Each group will "elect" one story teller to share with the entire class. (25 point activity)
2. Read the Introduction in Best-Loved Folktales of the World. Complete the following in 15 bulleted points:
Folktales and fairy tales are: ...
(List the 15 most important points from the Introduction.)
Bring the list to class on Thursday. (Post on CANVAS.)
Update your photo on CANVAS! Selfies are fine.
Welcome to World Folklore!
- When you were a child, what was your favorite story?
- Why did you like the story? Do you still like the tale? Elaborate.
- If you have children or plan to have children, would you share that story with them? Why or why not?
- What lessons did the characters learn in the story?
2. Partner challenge: Get with someone who shares your birth month. Together create of list of folktales you know. Prizes will be awarded for the longest list!
3. As you review your list of tales, what would you say would be the qualities of folktales? This is the beginning of your personal definition of folktales. Hold onto to this as you will need it for a homework assignment.
4. Let's look at some basics of story telling:
What is story telling? Some experts share their views: http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/quotes.html (Take a slip - read the quotation - tell if you agree with the "expert" and explain your response. This is an oral activity!)
How does one tell a good story?
video : http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AsV5M5fHv6NgYDXxUG3EqdibvZx4?p=how+to+tell+a+story&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-900
- http://www.ehow.com/how_2063128_tell-story.html
- http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-a-Story
- http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/Tips1.html
1. Find a folktale to share with a group of five or six on Thursday. You must be able to tell the story in 1-2 minutes. You might consider sharing that favorite tale from childhood! Use facial expressions. Use arm movements. Use vocal inflection. Make eye contact. Practice, practice, practice before you come to class. Amaze and engage your fellow story tellers! Each group will "elect" one story teller to share with the entire class. (25 point activity)
2. Read the Introduction in Best-Loved Folktales of the World. Complete the following in 15 bulleted points:
Folktales and fairy tales are: ...
(List the 15 most important points from the Introduction.)
Bring the list to class on Thursday. (Post on CANVAS.)
Update your photo on CANVAS! Selfies are fine.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Exam Day!
Welcome to the last day of class.
First, let's finish the wedding presentations. If you have not presented, please volunteer. I do not want to take the time to search for you! Thanks.
Look at Canvas. I sent notes to some of you because your papers or PowerPoint presentations would not open in the format you used. Try saving the PowerPoints in an older version and resubmitting or sending them via attachment to me in Canvas.
Now, on with the exam!
First, let's finish the wedding presentations. If you have not presented, please volunteer. I do not want to take the time to search for you! Thanks.
Look at Canvas. I sent notes to some of you because your papers or PowerPoint presentations would not open in the format you used. Try saving the PowerPoints in an older version and resubmitting or sending them via attachment to me in Canvas.
Now, on with the exam!
The Exam Activity
Folklore is defined as the traditional beliefs, practices, customs, stories, jokes, and songs (etc.) of a people, handed down orally or behaviorally from individual to individuals. Keep this definition in mind as you work on the exam activity.
Hop into a time machine and travel 1,000 years to the future. The location is up to you. As a visitor to this time and place, you have been asked to tell a story of the 20th or 21st century. Today’s facts will become tomorrow’s folklore.
What story will you select? Take a look at the types of folktales from the list at the link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson_classification_system#Formula_Tales
Look through the titles in your Folklore text to gather ideas from the past for your story set in the future.
Think about it. Will you talk about technology and how “magical” it was? Perhaps you will discuss animals and the pets we kept. A villain from the current news might become the ogre of our time and make the perfect demon in your tale. Are there any lessons that were or should have been learned by the young in our society? What about transportation? Cinderella traveled in a coach made out of a pumpkin. Are our cars, trains, or planes any less amazing? Do we practice any traditions that might serve as the basis of your tale? Current media presents many “Prince Charmings and Princesses.”
The content is up to you. However, you must tell a story. That means you have a 20th or 21st century setting as well as characters, plot, conflict, resolution, and message.
Take about five minutes to jot down some possible ideas and discuss your thoughts with others at your table or in the room. Really talk! Share suggestions. Take notes.
You now have the next 60 minutes to write the folktale/story you would share with the people in the 31st century.
I suggest that you compose in WORD and then copy/paste into CANVAS. E-mail the document to yourself or save it on a jump-drive just in case CANVAS gets crazy!
Check with me after you submit your story to make sure that Canvas gave it to me!
Grades should post tomorrow afternoon. If not, look for them Monday morning.
Have a wonderful holiday. I wish you well in the future. It has been a pleasure to work with you this semester.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Class Work
More ballads...
John HenryListen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vcvYJCkic
Read: http://www.elyrics.net/read/p/pete-seeger-lyrics/john-henry-lyrics.ht
Devil Went Down to Georgia
Words: http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/daniels-charlie/devil-went-down-to-georgia-10926.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvfRSzmMoU Watch
Traditional Ballad Schemes
A
A
B
B
OR
A
B
C
B
OR
A
B
B
A
Add a chorus . . . this may be short. . . nonsense words are fine!
You need to write with a predictable rhythm. It is OK to borrow a tune from a familiar tune such as Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Other borrowed tunes are OK. See if you can find the origin of the tune and possibly the author.
Write a ballad of at least five stanzas and a chorus. You may work with a group. Follow a prescribed rhythm and rhyme scheme.
Ballads could:
Homework
We have not yet discussed marriage customs.
1. Select a country, religious, or ethnic group to use as the focus of the study. Tell me your choice before leaving class today. There are plenty of countries to go around. I do not want more than two people reporting on the same topic.
2. Describe the dating customs first. In some cultures the bride and groom do not meet prior to the wedding.
3. What are the engagement practices?
4. How are people invited to the wedding? Who must come? What are the preparations? Are there invitations?
5. Where do typical weddings take place? How does the place look? Are there special preparations for the wedding. For example, in some Christian American weddings that take place at a church, there are often flowers in the chapel.
6. What happens at the official wedding ceremony? Who officiates?
7. What does the bride wear? What does the groom wear? Describe. In some cultures, the bride wears red! As recently as the turn of the last century, blue was a color of choice in weddings in America.
8. Are others in the wedding party? Identify those people.
9. How is the hopefully happy couple presented to those present?
10 What are some after-wedding celebrations? Is there a reception? If so, what happens? What does the place look like?
11. How is the happy couple sent off to their "happily ever after?"
You may decide to do this report as a PowerPoint, essay, news story, or pamphlet. Be sure to include all 11 items. We will share on Thursday. A Canvas space will be available. Post there.
FYI: Our exam in one week from Thursday. You must come to class on the day of the exam- no exceptions! I will tell you what to expect on the exam this Thursday. Bring your Folklore book to the exam. Our exam begins at 2:00 pm and runs to 3:50. This is a change from our regular 2:30 start time. Plan accordingly.
More ballads...
John HenryListen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vcvYJCkic
Read: http://www.elyrics.net/read/p/pete-seeger-lyrics/john-henry-lyrics.ht
Devil Went Down to Georgia
Words: http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/daniels-charlie/devil-went-down-to-georgia-10926.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvfRSzmMoU Watch
Traditional Ballad Schemes
A
A
B
B
OR
A
B
C
B
OR
A
B
B
A
Add a chorus . . . this may be short. . . nonsense words are fine!
You need to write with a predictable rhythm. It is OK to borrow a tune from a familiar tune such as Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Other borrowed tunes are OK. See if you can find the origin of the tune and possibly the author.
Write a ballad of at least five stanzas and a chorus. You may work with a group. Follow a prescribed rhythm and rhyme scheme.
Ballads could:
- Tell of a real event or not . . .
- Contain mystical or magical elements
- Focus on a larger-than-life character
- Focus on someone or some event from history
- Can be work songs
- Might be love songs . . . often tragic or sad
- Tell a story
Homework
We have not yet discussed marriage customs.
1. Select a country, religious, or ethnic group to use as the focus of the study. Tell me your choice before leaving class today. There are plenty of countries to go around. I do not want more than two people reporting on the same topic.
2. Describe the dating customs first. In some cultures the bride and groom do not meet prior to the wedding.
3. What are the engagement practices?
4. How are people invited to the wedding? Who must come? What are the preparations? Are there invitations?
5. Where do typical weddings take place? How does the place look? Are there special preparations for the wedding. For example, in some Christian American weddings that take place at a church, there are often flowers in the chapel.
6. What happens at the official wedding ceremony? Who officiates?
7. What does the bride wear? What does the groom wear? Describe. In some cultures, the bride wears red! As recently as the turn of the last century, blue was a color of choice in weddings in America.
8. Are others in the wedding party? Identify those people.
9. How is the hopefully happy couple presented to those present?
10 What are some after-wedding celebrations? Is there a reception? If so, what happens? What does the place look like?
11. How is the happy couple sent off to their "happily ever after?"
You may decide to do this report as a PowerPoint, essay, news story, or pamphlet. Be sure to include all 11 items. We will share on Thursday. A Canvas space will be available. Post there.
FYI: Our exam in one week from Thursday. You must come to class on the day of the exam- no exceptions! I will tell you what to expect on the exam this Thursday. Bring your Folklore book to the exam. Our exam begins at 2:00 pm and runs to 3:50. This is a change from our regular 2:30 start time. Plan accordingly.
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