Part 2: Drama And Folklore. After This Lesson… Students will classify a literary work as a specific genre by applying context clues and justify their.

Classifying Literature:Classifying Literature:Genres and Subgenres Genres and Subgenres

Part 2:

Drama

And

Folklore

After This Lesson…

Students will classify a literary work as a specific genre by applying context clues and justify their reasoning by citing evidence.

Genre:Genre:

DramaDrama

Writing that appears as a script

What is Drama?

A script used to tell a story on stage (play) or in film (movie or TV show)

Relies on dialogue (spoken words)

There are two subgenres of Drama: Comedy Tragedy

Subgenre: Comedy

Story that uses humor

Usually has a happy ending

Upbeat, bright language

Comedy Examples Midsummer Night's Dream Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead Much Ado About Nothing The Importance of Being Ernest

Subgenre: Tragedy

Very serious, somber tone

Usually ends in death and sadness

Dark, foreboding language

Tragedy Examples

Romeo and Juliet

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Genre:Genre:

FolkloreFolklore

Stories that were handed down through oral tradition

What is Folklore?Usually has an “unknown” author or will be

“retold” or “adapted” by the author.

There are 5 subgenres of Folklore:Tall TalesMythsFablesLegendFairy Tale

Subgenre: Tall TalesSet in the Wild West or American Frontier

Skills/size/strength of main characters are greatly exaggerated

Exaggeration is humorous

Tall Tale Examples

Pecos Bill

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

John Henry

Daniel Boone

Subgenre: MythsTells a story of the Gods/Goddesses

Roman or Greek origin

Usually tells of the creation of something

Myths Examples

HerculesPersephoneThe TitansHelen of Troy

Subgenre: FablesShort stories

Animals are personified (given human traits)

Each story has a moral (a lesson or message)

Fables Examples

The Tortoise and the Hare

The Fox and the Grapes Brer Rabbit and the Tar

Baby

Subgenre: Legend

Based on a real person or place

Facts are stretched beyond non-fiction

Exaggerations are serious

Legend Examples

The Iliad and The Odyssey

Beowulf

Jason and the Argonauts

Subgenre: Fairy Tale

Contains stories of magic and/or talking animals

Usually begins “Once upon a time…”

Like fantasy, but is much older

Often has a human main character

Fairy Tale Examples Many classic Disney movies

Cinderella, Snow White, etc.

Rapunzel Rumpelstiltskin Hansel and Gretl

PracticPractic

ee

1. Each slide will describe a piece of writing.

2. You will write the genre and subgenre in your notes.

1 “Story of Robin Hood” by unknown

Robin Hood is a highly-skilled archer and outlaw who actually existed. He is known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor" assisted by a group of outlaws known as his "Merry Men". There are many songs and stories about him. Though he was a real person, many

of the facts surrounding him have been distorted or greatly exaggerated.

Genre: ________________________________________

Subgenre: _____________________________________

2 Story of Achilles by unknown

During the Trojan War, Achilles was the Greek's best warrior. His mother, assisted by the gods, held him by his heel when she dipped him in the River Styx

making him immortal everywhere but his heel.

Genre: _________________________________________

Subgenre: ______________________________________

3 Hamlet by William Shakespeare

A play about Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, who was devastated by his father's death. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, who tells him that his uncle, Claudius poisoned him and that is how he died. Hamlet is enraged and seeks revenge on Claudius, who married Hamlet’s mother in order to get at the crown, which rightfully

belonged to Hamlet. One day, Hamlet engages in a dual with his true love Ophelia's brother Laertes. However, Hamlet does not know that Laertes and the king have secretly plotted revenge

against Hamlet for killing Laertes' and Ophelia's father. The king poisoned a glass of wine and Laertes poisoned his sword, one of

which would surely kill the Prince. However, things go amiss when the Queen drinks the poisoned wine and falls dead. Laertes slices Hamlet's arm with his poisoned sword. He slays king Claudius, and also Laertes when he discovers the sword had poisoned him. They

all die in the end.

Genre: _________________________________________________________________

Subgenre: _______________________________________________________________

4 “The Ant & The Grasshopper” Adapted by Chad

Peplum

The really short story of an Ant who works hard all summer to prepare for winter and a Grasshopper

who just plays. Winter comes and the Grasshopper freezes to death. The moral is

“prepare today for tomorrow’s needs.”

Genre: _________________________________________

Subgenre: ______________________________________

5 “The Lion and the Mouse” by unknown

A lion almost eats a mouse that woke him, but the mouse begs forgiveness and promises to return the favor. The lion lets the mouse go. Later, the lion is

captured by hunters and tied to a tree; the lion roars for help. The mouse hears the lion's pleas and frees

him by gnawing through the ropes. The last line of the story is: “Little friends may prove great friends.”

Genre: ________________________________________

Subgenre: _____________________________________

6 Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn retold by S. E. Schlosser

One winter, it was so cold that the dawn froze solid. Davy Crockett was headed home after a successful

night hunting and had a freshly killed bear on his back. He whipped it off, climbed right up on those rays of

sunlight and began beating the hot bear carcass against the ice blocks which were squashing the sun.

Soon a gush of hot oil burst out of the bear, and it melted the ice. Davy gave the sun a good hard kick to get it started, and the sun's heat unfroze the earth and

started it spinning again.

Genre: ____________________________

Subgenre: _________________________