Oral Tradition

stories handed down through the ages by word of mouth

• Fables

• oral tradition

• archetypes

• flat characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

themes that are repeated across many cultures

• value

• moral

• universal themes

• perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

an element that occurs regularly in literature from around the world and throughout history.

• archetypes

• patterns

• moral

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

characters that do not change and seem to have one main trait

• dynamic characters

• plot

• static characters

• flat characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a lesson about life that is stated directly, usually at the end of a work.

• theme

• moral

• message

• archetypes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

themes that are implied, or suggested, rather than stated.

• implied theme

• stated theme

• universal theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

the theme is directly stated at the end of a story as a moral, or lesson

• repetition

• implied theme

• universal theme

• stated theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

storyteller's roots and view of the world

• theme

• cultural perspective

• nationality

• culture

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

repeated events, dialogue, descriptions, and sound patterns

• repetition

• oral tradition

• theme

• archetypes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

tales that relate the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them.

• folk tales

• tall tales

• legends

• Myths

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9