Opaleski-Di Meo, Kristie-Anne
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Types of Folklore
Introduction to Folklore - requirements are on the last slide; read the criteria for each type of folklore.
Examples of Folklore
Fables - Tortoise and the Hare, Aesop's Fables, Animal Farm, Gulliver's Travels, and others
Fairy Tales - Cinderella, Snow White, Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Ugly Duckling, etc
Legends - King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, Fountain of Youth, Gravity Hill etc.
Myths - Greek myths with gods like Aphrodite, Zeus, Hercules, Odysseus; Norse myths with Odin and Loki; Egyptian myths with Isis, Osirus, etc.
Tall Tales - Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Calamity Jane, Wild West, George Washington and the Cherry Tree, etc.
Urban Legends - Bloody Mary, The Liver Heist, Vanishig Hitchiker, The Babysitter, Spider Bite, and others
Template Outline for Each Type of Folklore
Classwork Schedule
Week of April 27th
Monday – Finish self-reflection and submit
Tuesday – Work on revision of short story draft based on your peer review and own notes
Wednesday – Submit Revised Short Story by 11:59pm
Thursday – Read the powerpoint on the different types of Folklore above; Select a type of folklore you’d like to write, brainstorm ideas and submit your idea in the outline template for your specific type of folklore
Friday – Same as Thursday; Select a type of folklore, brainstorm ideas and submit your idea in the outline template for your specific type of folklore
Week of May 4th
Monday – work on folklore draft
Tuesday – work on folklore draft
Wednesday – work on folklore draft
Thursday – work on folklore draft
Friday – Submit folklore draft by midnight
Week of May 11th
Monday -DRAFTS DUE BY 11:59PM
Tuesday - Peer Conference folklore Draft
Wednesday - Peer Conference folklore Draft - due 11:59PM
Thursday - Revise and edit draft based on peer feedback
Friday - Revise and edit draft based on peer feedback
Week of May 18th - REMEMBER TO SIGN IN FOR ATTENDANCE ON OUR GOOGLE DOC
Monday – review feedback and revise draft
Tuesday - Submit Final Folklore
Wednesday – Horror Quizzes – Paragraph Discussion
Thursday – Introduction to Horror power point
Friday – Two sentence Horror story – selection and original