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Literature for children and adolescents. Folklore, fairy tales, and tall tales.

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Discusses folklore as "the mirror of a people". The lesson traces the oral history of folk literature, compares and contrasts oral traditions from a variety of cultures, and analyzes various aspects of folk, fairy, and tall tales. Viewers learn classroom activities for using these tales wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Traverso, Mark (Director, Producer), Bernstein, Jean (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1999.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Children > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Teenagers > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Children's literature.
Mythology > Juvenile literature.
Children > Folklore.
Enfants > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Adolescents > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Mythologie > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Enfants > Folklore.
Children.
Mythology.
Lecture
lectures.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Lectures.
Conférences.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Discusses folklore as "the mirror of a people". The lesson traces the oral history of folk literature, compares and contrasts oral traditions from a variety of cultures, and analyzes various aspects of folk, fairy, and tall tales. Viewers learn classroom activities for using these tales with older students. Featured author: Jon Scieszka.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 8, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:57:06