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Myths, Folk Tales, Fables, and Fairy Tales

Myths, Folk Tales, Fables, and Fairy Tales. How are they similar and different? Adapted from: Kim Denney by Stephanie Helton. Learning Targets. I can identify major characters in mythology, folk tales, fairy tales, and fables.

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Myths, Folk Tales, Fables, and Fairy Tales

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  1. Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, andFairy Tales How are they similar and different? Adapted from: Kim Denney by Stephanie Helton

  2. Learning Targets • I can identify major characters in mythology, folk tales, fairy tales, and fables. • I can determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a myth. • I can explain major difference between poems, drama, and myths. • I can compare and contrast similar theme and topics in myths.

  3. What is a myth?A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman beings. Many times myths explain how something in the world was created.

  4. Hades Poseidon Mythological Greek Godshttp://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/greekgods/ Zeus Aphrodite' Demeter

  5. Neptune Pluto Mythological Roman Gods Jupiter Venus' Ceres Hercules

  6. Spinx Cyclops Mythological Creatures Cerberus' Hecatoncheires Minotaur

  7. Examples of Myths • Baucis and Philemon (An ancient love story) • Medusa’s Head • Theseus and the Minotaur • Daedalus and Icarus • Pandora’s Box

  8. What is a Folk Tale? • A folk tale is a story with no known author. Folk tales are passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.

  9. Examples of Folk Tales • The Nightingale • The Seventh Sister • How the Snake Got Poison • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves • He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit

  10. What is a fable? • A fable is a very brief story in prose or in verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

  11. Examples of Fables • The Crow and the Jar • The Wolf and the House Dog • The Fox and the Crow • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse • The Maid and the Milk pail

  12. What is a fairy tale? • A fairy tale is a type of imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature, as we know them, do not operate.

  13. Examples of Fairy Tales • Cinderella • Snow White and the Seven Dwarves • Ella Enchanted • Cinder Edna Photo from: http://www.jlmatrix.co.uk/joanna/images/enchanted1.jpg

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