LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gods and GoddessesExplains natural eventsGood=Reward / Bad=PunishmentHero’s Quest (Mission)
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Based on real people from historyHeroic deed/actionEveryday personFiction mixed with facts
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Can be based on a real lifeLinked to a historic time periodProblems solved in a funny wayExaggerated story, uses hyperboles
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Ends with a lesson or moralIt’s a short storyAnimals are personifiedSetting is typically outside
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Royalty and AnimalsGood vs. EvilMagical ElementsRepresentation of 3 and 7Happily Ever After
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tall tale is about a larger-than-life hero or heroine with superhuman abilities. Tall tales are often funny and outrageous, where everyday problems are solved in humorous ways. The stories feature exaggerated details to tell about the main character’s life and amazing feats of bravery and strength.
Detailed explanation-2: -Introduce the three main elements of tall tales: character, setting, and hyperbole. Character: Discuss with students the fact that the characters in tall tales differ from characters in other types of literature because their traits and feats are more exaggerated.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tall tales usually use exaggeration to make the traits and actions of the story’s hero seem bigger and more exciting.” I will use the familiar tall tale, Paul Bunyan, to model how to identify exaggeration in a story. I will look for descriptions of actions or people that seem impossible and bigger than life.
Detailed explanation-4: -An exaggerated, unreliable story: “My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it’s just another of his tall tales.”