Morals in Folktales

​Morals in Folktales

Maison Cavanaugh - Second grade

Today we will be discussing what a folktale is and what the moral of a story means.

RL.2.2 - Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Student objectives:

• Students will be able to recognize that a folktale is a story that has been handed down over a long period of time.

• Student will be able to determine the moral of a story, and explain why morals are important to have.

Open Ended

What is a Folktale? If you do not know it is okay just guess.

Open Ended

What is a moral? If you do not know it is okay just guess.

What is a Folktale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BHiCjz6nz8

​Characteristics of a Folktale

• told from a long time ago by a group of people

• not one specific author

• have simple characters

• contain a central problem or conflict

• demonstrate decision making

• reinforce punishments

• demonstrate values or moral lessons

Multiple Choice

What is a folktale?

• A story that has been handed down over a long period of time

• A story where the plot is impossible

• A children story about magical and imaginary beings

• Writing that is based on facts

What is a Moral?

A moral is a lesson teaching what is right and wrong that can be taken from a story or experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwIGOfWRKpw

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas Read by Natasha Yim Aloud

During the read aloud of this folktale make sure you are looking for the moral of the story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNCBjBcrTw

Open Ended

What was the moral of the story? How do you know and what did you learn from it. Answer in 3 complete sentences.

Morals Assignment

For this assignment, you are going to write a paper on why you think morals are so important to have. You will also tell my which morals are the most important to you and why. This will be a one page paper, double spaced, times new roman completed in docs. Once you have completed the paper you can share it to my email - [e-mail]