Traditional Literature Introduction 4th Grade

Traditional literature is......

• fiction

• nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Traditional literature includes rhymes and stories of different groups of people from all over the world.

• True

• False

Traditional literature stories have been passed down orally throughout all of time. This means they were .....

• written down first, then told out loud.

• told out loud first, and then later written down .

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Traditional literature stories were passed down over many years, and often the author's name was known.

• True

• False

Most books from the genre of traditional literature have the words _____________ next to the author’s name.

• written by

• dedicated to

• retold by

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How many main types of traditional literature are there?

• five

• three

• two

• four

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

There were many reasons people made up these traditional stories. The three main reasons were to:

• sing, communicate, play

• entertain, communicate, give meaning to things

• entertain

• communicate

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which three types of traditional literature will we be learning about this year in fourth grade?

• nursery rhymes, fables, tall tales

• folktales, fairy tales, legends

• fables, legends, myths

Traditional literature is sometimes called....

• folklore

• tall tales

• legends

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

People have told stories (folklore) since the beginning of ...

• time

• mankind

• fairies

• trolls