ELA-Folklore Unit Test
Study Guide
TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
REVIEW ALL OF YOUR GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CULTURAL CONTEXT CHARTS
FOR THE FOLKLORES LISTED BELOW:
Please Read Over (2- 3 times) the following
Folklores/Myths:
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Brer Possum’s Dilemma
Chicora
Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon-myth
Why the Waves Have Whitecaps- myth
John Henry
Frog Prince - Revisited
Greek Mythology:
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Prometheus- myth
Pandora- myth
“Brer Possum’s Dilemma”
BE SURE YOU:
1. READ OVER THE STORY AT LEAST 2X
2. REVIEW YOUR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART FOR THIS STORY
3. REVIEW YOUR STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS
4. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WROTE/
REVISED YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE
CORRECT ANSWERS
5. OOPS, YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR
QUESTIONS OR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART- SEE ME AFTER ORGANIZING
YOUR BINDER
6. MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS about this
folklore if you do not understand
7. SEE ME (MRS. Walker)
Characters:
Brer Possum and Brer Snake
Summary/Key Points:
Culture/Setting
Lesson or Outcome:
ELA-Folklore Unit Test
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TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
FILL IN EACH GRAPHIC ORGANIZER BELOW:
“Chicora”
BE SURE YOU:
1. READ OVER THE STORY AT LEAST 2X
2. REVIEW YOUR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART FOR THIS STORY
3. REVIEW YOUR STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS
4. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WROTE/ REVISED
YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
5. OOPS, YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR
QUESTIONS OR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART- SEE ME AFTER ORGANIZING
YOUR BINDER
6. MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS about this
folklore if you do not understand
7. SEE ME (MRS. Walker)
Characters:
Summary/Key Points:
Culture/Setting
Lesson or Outcome:
“Why the Waves Have Whitecaps”
BE SURE YOU:
1. READ OVER THE STORY AT LEAST 2X
2. REVIEW YOUR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART FOR THIS STORY
3. REVIEW YOUR STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS
4. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WROTE/ REVISED
YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
5. OOPS, YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR
QUESTIONS OR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART- SEE ME AFTER ORGANIZING
YOUR BINDER
6. MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS about this
folklore if you do not understand
7. SEE ME (MRS. Walker)
Characters:
Summary/Key Points:
Culture/Setting
Lesson or Outcome:
ELA-Folklore Unit Test
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TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
“Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon”
1) BE SURE YOU:
2) READ OVER THE STORY AT LEAST 2X
3) REVIEW YOUR CULTURAL CONTEXT CHART
FOR THIS STORY
4) REVIEW YOUR STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
5) CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WROTE/ REVISED
YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
Characters:
6) OOPS, YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR
QUESTIONS OR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART- SEE ME AFTER ORGANIZING YOUR
BINDER
7) MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS about this
folklore if you do not understand
8) SEE ME (MRS. Walker)
Culture/Setting
Summary/Key Points:
Lesson or Outcome:
“John Henry”
BE SURE YOU:
1. READ OVER THE STORY AT LEAST 2X
2. REVIEW YOUR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART FOR THIS STORY
3. REVIEW YOUR STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS
4. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WROTE/ REVISED
YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
5. OOPS, YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR
QUESTIONS OR CULTURAL CONTEXT
CHART- SEE ME AFTER ORGANIZING
YOUR BINDER
6. MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS about this
folklore if you do not understand
7. SEE ME (MRS. Walker)
Characters:
Summary/Key Points:
Culture/Setting
Lesson or Outcome:
ELA-Folklore Unit Test
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TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
“Frog Prince” Revisited
Characters: Frog and Princess
Setting:
Fractured Fairy Tale
Cultural Context:
Story Details
What does this show us about
the culture
Cultural Context
GREEK MYTHOLOGY-“Prometheus” and “Pandora”
Prometheus
Character Traits: Caring, Clever, Brave, Popular, Rebellious
Review Cultural Context Chart:
Summarize in your own words:
Explanation
ELA-Folklore Unit Test
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TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
Pandora
Character Traits: Perfect, artistic, talented gardener, secretive, curious, Summary:
Zeus was so angry at mankind for having supported Prometheus stealing the fire that he
wanted to truly punish the humans. He decided to develop a tricky scheme, so he sent the Gods
out to construct a perfect woman (Pandora). Then he sent Pandora off to Epimetheus,
Prometheus’s brother, to be married. Epimetheus thought Zeus had forgiven his family for all
the evil doings that his brother had committed. However, Zeus pretended to care, yet really he
was seeking everlasting revenge and retribution.
Pandora was overcome with curiosity and opened the golden box, which she was directed not
to open. Here she released all the evils of the world except FOREBODING, which is a trait that
allows a person to know his/her fate. The biggest problem if she had released FOREBODING…..
WOULD HAVE BEEN PEOPLE HAVING NO HOPE....
However, Pandora did not release FOREBODING and we still have a little hope left in the world
WHY ARE DIALECT AND CULTURAL CONTEXT IMPORTANT IN FOLKLORES?
VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. Pitiful
2. Commenced
3. Haughty
4. Cordially
5. Pursuit
ELA-Folklore Unit Test
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TEST – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
VOCABULARY WORDS CONTINUED……
6. Shriveled
7. Pestering
8. Sacred
UNDERSTAND THESE CONCEPTS:
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MYTH
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DIALECT
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REPETITION
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HYPERBOLE ( EXAGGERATION)