Ch.+4+Storytelling,+folktales,+the+oral+tradition+-+Dana

=__African Folktales __= =__ By: Dana Finore __= = =
 * ==Story telling has been around for more than hundreds of years. ==
 * ==There are many different types of folktales ==
 * ==The stories record the history of the people, or group that it belongs to. ==
 * ==The settings all take place in Africa. It demonstrates the vast dry land during Africa's dry season and its muddy land during the rainy. ==
 * ==In addition to folk tales, there are also myths, legends, proverbs, tongue twisters and riddles. ==




 * ==~ Some tales contain music ==

~Mood depends on how hard the drum is hit
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 * ==Folktales serve as handing down customs and traditons from gernerations to generations ==
 * ==Form of entertainment ==
 * ==They pass down history, philosophy, and moral laws of the people ==
 * ==Multiple lesson are expressed throughout ==
 * ==Principles of life, moralitly, explanation of orgin, problem solving, self identity are some of the ==
 * ==Help prepare children for life ==


 * ==Animals play a prominent role in African people's daily thoughts, conversations, and oral literature. ==
 * ==People live their lives near wild animals that live on the same land ==
 * ==<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animals have human characteristics in the tales such as greed, jealousy, honesty, and lonliness ==
 * ==<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Certain animals are known for their same trait in all the tales ==

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__//**WORKS CITED**//__: "African Folk Tales: Background Information - TeacherVision.com." //Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject - TeacherVision.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. [].

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