Three areas of inquiry may be especially fruitful of excellent discussions. Studying the forms and functions of American folklore in scholarly collections and as analyzed in books such as Barre Toelken's The Dynamics of Folklore; Richard Dorson's Folklore and Folklife, and Jan Brunvand's The Study of American Folklore will provide information helpful to understanding the na-5. What do you think the meaning of the ture and function of folklore, especially book's title is?

legend, folk speech, games, and other traditional expressive behaviors in Harvesting 6. Read Ian Frazier's Great Plains (1989) Ballads. One might also examine the work and Richard Rhodes' Farm (1990) to of folklorist Beverly Stoeltje (published learn more about life on the Great Plains mostly in the journal Western Folklore) on in general and life on an American farm the nature of the American rodeo and study more specifically. as well the history and rules of...