Folk Literature

a message or moral that is listed in a story; you can put your finger on it

• stated theme
• implied theme
• secondary theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

reader must determine the moral of the story using context clues

• stated theme
• implied theme
• secondary theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

form of language spoken by a particular region or group; how you let your readers know that a character is from the South, for example (y’all)

• oral language
• dialect
• hyperbole
• accent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

stories being passed down by word of mouth

• dialect
• fable
• myth
• oral tradition

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

when we the reader or audience know more than the character in the story or movie

• dramatic irony
• verbal irony
• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

when the opposite of what you expect happens (ex – fire station burning down, teacher who doesn’t know how to read)

• dramatic irony
• verbal irony
• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

sarcasm; when you say something, but mean the opposite (ex – “thanks for arriving on time to class” when the person is 10 minutes late)

• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

teaches a lesson; animals are often the main characters (ex – The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse)

• myth
• legend
• fable
• tall tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

explains a natural event; gods are often main characters (ex – Zeus, Hercules, why there are earthquakes)

• fairy tale
• tall tale
• myth
• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

believed to have some historical truth (ex –Johnny Appleseed, La Llorona, Big Foot, King Arthur)

• fable
• legend
• myth
• fairy tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9