A PERSPECTIVE ON TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

• Distinguish between the two literary approaches to mythology.
• Learn the psychological theories of folklore expressed by Freud and Jung.
• Read how folklorists who are interested in structure view folktales.
• Determine the value of folk literature from the viewpoint of children.

FOLKTALES

• Read a definition of folktales.
• Distinguish the features of the following folktale types: cumulative tales, pourquoi stories, beast tales, wonder tales, and realistic stories.
• Identify the characteristics of these folktale elements: plot, structure, characterization, style, theme, and motifs.
• Learn the purposes for using folktale variants.

FABLES

• Determine sources throughout the world where fables have originated.
• Learn the characteristics of fables.

MYTHS

• Read a description of mythology.
• Learn the distinguishing features of these forms of myth: creation, nature, and hero.
• Determine the ways these mythologies differ: Greek and Norse.

EPIC AND LEGENDARY HEROES

• Differentiate epics from other folk literature.
• Read about these three epics: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Ramayana.
• Read about medieval heroes.

THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE

• Read the views that support teaching the Bible as literature.