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Folklore

About 413 pages (123,915 words) in 24 products

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Tales Around the World
96,000 words, approx. 320 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Read and Understand Literature Genres, Folktales & Fables, Grades 2-3
43,200 words, approx. 144 pages
A complete lesson plan by Evan-Moor Publishing. For Grade 2, Grade 3. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Literature Pockets, Primary, Folktales & Fairy Tales, Grades K,1
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Evan-Moor Publishing. For Grade 1, Kindergarten. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Literature Pockets, Primary, Folktales and Fairy Tales, Grades 2-3
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Evan-Moor Publishing. For Grade 2, Grade 3. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Folklore Summary
7,756 words, approx. 26 pages
FOLKLORE. Folklorists have been interested in religion as an area of research since the beginnings of the discipline in the nineteenth century, although early folklorists often conceived the beliefs of folk cultures not as religion but as superstition...
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Folklore—Central Asia Summary
2,828 words, approx. 9 pages
Through oral folklore the peoples of Central Asia express their identity in speech and song while renewing and refashioning links with their past. The numerous Central Asian verbal art genres are as diverse as life's varied situations, yet share...
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Folklore Information
1,980 words, approx. 7 pages
Okiagari-koboshi is a good-luck charm; such popular beliefs are part of folklore. The word folklore was first used by the English antiquarian William Thoms in a letter published by the London Journal Athenaeum in 1846.[1] Folklore is the body of...


News and Journals
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Daily Variety
Folklore.
10/16/2007: 445 words, approx. 2 pages
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Sony Computer Entertainment of America presentation of a game developed by Game Republic for the PlayStation 3. Rated T, $59.99. Sony's atmospheric new fantasy game "Folklore" attempts to balance deep exploration with fast-paced action, but doesn't come together into...
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Asian Folklore Studies
Folklore and folklorism in Kazakhstan.
04/01/1994: 8,609 words, approx. 29 pages
Scientific folklorism, the academic documenting and studying of folklore, may be the only way to preserve folk tradition in Kazakhstan due to the increasing urbanization of the area. Folklore in the region is mainly derived from traditional music and poetical art, but is also...
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AP Features
Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud of American folklore
4/6/2007: 904 words, approx. 3 pages
The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts.Dozens of McCoy descendants apparently have the disease, which causes high blood pressure,...
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Reuters North American News Service
Mughal era comes alive in India king's fabled love
1/30/2008: 372 words, approx. 1 pages
MUMBAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A new Bollywood epic will recreate the Mughal-era romance of a Muslim emperor and a Hindu princess, a marriage of power that fed popular folklores about how enduring love blossomed. The marriage of Mughal emperor Akbar with princess Hira...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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S. Amanor Dseagu
9,483 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following excerpt, Dseagu explores the influence of folklore on areas such as plot structure and characterization in a number of African novels, including Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
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Houston A. Baker, Jr.
8,810 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following excerpt, Baker identifies varieties of typology in African-American folklore by examining an array of literary forms ranging from sermons to blues songs.
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Mildred A. Hill
7,750 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Hill explores themes common to African and African-American folklore through an examination of elements, including storytelling and folk sayings, in novels and other writings.)
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 86%
Myths, Legends and Folktales
385 words, approx. 1 pages
Discusses the commonalities of Myths, Legends and Folktales. Desscribes how each has incorrectly been used as synonymous terms. Explores the distinct traits of each style.


Folklore Study Pack

Get the complete Folklore Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 413 pages (at 300 words per page) in 23 products.

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20 Literature Criticism Essays
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