Grizzlies and Olaudah vocab and comprehension

What is an Origin Legend?

• A modern story that comments on society.

• A fictional story that predicts the future.

• A traditional story that explains the beginnings of a culture, people, or natural phenomena.

What does mythical mean?

• Pertaining to or existing in myths; legendary

• Pertaining to earth

• Pertaining to folklore and country living

What is Folklore?

• Pertaining to or existing in myths; legendary

• A traditional story that explains the origin or beginnings of a culture, people, or natural phenomenon.

• The beliefs and principles that guide the decisions of a particular group.

• The traditional beliefs, customs, stories, and practices passed down within a culture, often through oral tradition.

What does transformation mean?

• Remaining the same; unchanging

• a significant change or metamorphosis, often involving a complete alteration in form or nature.

• A minor change that is practically imperceptible to others.

What is Oral Tradition?

• Doing the same thing every year.

• The passing down of stories, history, or cultural knowledge through written records.

• The passing down of stories, history, or cultural knowledge through spoken word or story telling rather than through written records.

What is Cultural Significance?

• The importance or meaning of a story, practice, or artifact within a particular culture.

• A change or metamorphosis

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

What is Symbolism?

• A significant change or metamorphosis

• The use of symbols that mean exactly what is expected because it is literal.

• The use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, or concepts beyond their literal meaning.

What is a Creation Myth?

• A type of Folklore that predicts human behavior.

• A type of Allegory that explains the future.

• A type of Origin Legend that explains the creation of the world or humanity.

What is the meaning of Allegory?

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• A story, poem, or picture that reveals human behavior.

• A story, poem, or picture that predicts future actions and comments on society.

• A story, poem, or picture that reveals how something came into being.

What are Cultural Values?

• The commentary on society from the majority.

• The beliefs, customs, and principles that guide the behavior and decisions or a particular cultureal group.

• Pertaining to myths; legendary