Traditional Literature Characteristics

A genre of reading that contains myths, legends, tall tales, fairy tales, folktales, and fables

• traditional literature

• fiction

• fantasy

• literary nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Legends are based in what?

• superhuman traights

• traditon

• fact

• lessons

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Tall tales include what from the following?

• characters have superhuman abilities

• animals that talk

• have a basis in fact

• explain natural phenomena

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Myths are usually stories about

• giants and dragons

• castles and forests

• heroic or godly characters

• talking animals and a lesson

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Fairytales often include

• frogs, toads, snakes, and rabbits

• gods and goddesses, heroes, and magic

• talking animals, few characters, lots of action, and a lesson at the end

• castles or forests. reoccurring numbers, and a happily ever after ending

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Normally fables have _________ as characters in the story.

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .

• Fable

• Folk Tale

• Fairy Tale

• All of These

An example of a tall tale is ________________.

• Cinderella

• Four Seasons

• Paul Bunyan

• The Story of Jumping Mouse

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Click all that apply.....Traditional literature began as oral story telling that taught ___________ and __________ to children.

• lessons

• games

• values

• reading

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How do fables end?

• With the moral of the story

• With unusual creatures

• With magic

• With a person's accomplishments

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5