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Oral Traditions, Part 5

Oral Traditions, Part 5. 7 th Grade Literature. Background. This week’s stories include a Scandinavian myth and folktales from southeast Asia and Kenya. Myths- attempt to answer basic questions about the world and are considered truthful by their originators.

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Oral Traditions, Part 5

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  1. Oral Traditions, Part 5 7th Grade Literature

  2. Background This week’s stories include a Scandinavian myth and folktales from southeast Asia and Kenya. Myths- attempt to answer basic questions about the world and are considered truthful by their originators. Folk tales– are told primarily for entertainment and feature humans or humanlike animals.

  3. “How Odin Lost His Eye” • Scandinavian myth • Scandinavia is the name given to a group of countries in northern Europe. It includes Sweden, Norway,and Denmark. • Much of the land here is covered with snow. • Mythology from this region is called Norse Mythology. • Norse mythology claims that all creation has three roots: • One goes to a misty underworld. • Another goes to Asgard, a heaven-like realm where the gods live. This is where Odin, the mightiest Norse god, lives. • The third reaches Jotunheim, the icy ream of the frost giants.

  4. “Pumpkin Seed and the Snake” A folktale of the Hmong people of the mountains of Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. They had no written language until the 1950s. They relied on strong oral and artistic traditions, such as pieces of cloth with elaborate needlework, to pass their cultural traditions from one generation to the next.

  5. “Kelfala’s Secret Something” • A folktale from the Kikuyu people in Kenya • Kenya is a nation in east-central Africa. • The Kikuyu people are mostly farmers who have a strong work ethic. • The traditions and instructions of Kikuyu parents are binding, almost law. • Arranged marriages are a custom in this society.

  6. Part 5: Personal Challenges • Vocabulary: Write the following words in your LNb on a page titled Oral Traditions, Part 5. Then look up the meaning of the words in your glossary • Forge • Sacrifice • Hardy • Tread • retort

  7. “How Odin Lost His Eye”: Plot • Plot is the series of events that make up a story. • Plot is related to conflicts and complications that the main character encounters. • Rising Action leads to the climax, or turning point of th story. This is the point of highest suspense or interest. • Falling action occurs in the final stage of the plot. It is also called resolution. This is when the story ends and conflicts are resolved.

  8. “How Odin Lost His Eye”: Evaluate • Evaluating is something that active readers do constantly. • When you evaluate a story, you make a judgment about it using clues or information from the story and your own feelings and opinions. • You might evaluate things like the author’s tone, the story’s plot, or a characters qualities or motivations.

  9. Group Discussion Questions Why did Odin go to Mimir’s well? What sacrifice did Odin make? What did the widow want done in her garden? What did the snake want? What happened to Pumpkin Seed at the stream? What did Kelfala want? What did he need to do to get what he wanted? What complication did Kelfala encounter?

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