Exploration of types of storiesMYTH

TUTORIAL QUESTION

Choose stories from any 3 genres of children stories to be taught for

a designated level. Justify your choices with reference to features

of the genre.

Pandora's BoxAncient Greek Myth

Summary

Zeus was angry with the Prometheus for defying his orders and bringing fire to mankind, but Zeus controlled his anger and came up with a plan. Zeus sent a woman who would be a wife for Prometheus's bother, Epimetheus. The woman was named Pandora and along with the gift of beauty, she was given the gift of curiosity by the godess Hera.

On the day of their wedding, Zeus gave Pandora and Epimetheus a box that he said held great treasure. Prometheus warmed Pandora and his brother to never open the box, but eventually Pandora's curiosity won out. When she opened the box, out came all the plagues of the world including sickness, greed, malevolence, and so forth. All the remained in the box was, Hope telling that Hope would never abandon mankind.

The main characters of this story are given mythical powers and known as gods.Example:- The gods are Epimetheus, Prometheus and Zeus.

It explains on how the bad things like envy, sickness and hate also Hope as the good things come to the worls.

• This mythology is suitable to be told to students of higher level

• This story can be adapted into more appropriate version so that students are able to adapt the concept into real life situations

• The story teaches about being curious. As we say “curiosity kills the cat”. We should not mess with the things that we yet to know

What can be taught from this story:• From this story, teacher can teach students

that they should hold on to the trust that other people put on them

• Listen to warnings and do not ignore them• It also tells that when everything seems in

the darkest, and there is no light to be seen, there is always HOPE

MODERN FANTASY

CHARLIE AND THE

CHOCOLATE FACTORY

CHARACTERS• Do not giving up easily.

( never lose hope )

• Do not be greedy.

- Charlie who comes from a very poor family is trying his best to win the ‘Golden Ticket’ by buying

chocolate bar so that he and his family will have a better life.

- The other lucky children lose their sense when they are at the chocolate factory and they are

causing trouble.

SETTING AND ILLUSTRATION• Very interesting and colourful.

- there are variety of chocolates and sweets that can attract the children.

• Manage to interpret the storyline - shows the flow of the story where the characters

moves from place to place (shows the differences between the setting)

• Help children to imagine and understand the described story.

STORYLINE AND LENGTH • A smooth and understandable flows of the

story.• Convey happy ending of what children is hoping

for every story.• Length of the story that able to avoid children

from lose attention during reading. ( not too long and not too short )

COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE SIMMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ACROSS TYPES/ GENRES.

MYTHS VS MODERN FANTASY

MODERN FANTASY

• Definition- It is about

beings, places and events that are not occurring in the real world.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Identifiable authors• Extraordinary characters and worlds

which challenge and expand our sense of the norm.

• It have strong themes, traditions, and structures.

• Involve magic eg. mostly "good versus evil."

• Take place in created or imaginary worlds.

Qualities that should be in modern fantasy books

• stories must always meet criteria for excellence in narrative fiction

• effective settings are detailed and believable within the context of the story

• themes are meaningful, challenging the reader to ask questions and think about life

• word choices are clear• story events are imaginative, and logically

consistent within the story world• characters are multidimensional and

logical behaviour

DEFINITIONS

• Stories that explain natural occurrences and express beliefs of right and wrong.

Myth uses.. to explain natural phenomena or an

occurrence.Explain some historical event.Explain some ancient religious practice.To explain the creation of the world.To teach moral lessons.

characteristics• Myths usually have a religious sense.• Generally involve nature or the adventure

of god/ goddesses and heroes.• Gods sometimes appear in disguised form. eg: Zeus came to Hera as a poor bird caught in a storm.• Magic is often present in myths.

Similarities• Suitable for children• Imaginary characters• Mostly written• Have strong traditions and structure

• Magic is often present in both genres

• Plot may involve interplay between worlds

Differences MYTHODO

LOGYGENRE MODERN

FANTASYHISTORICAL EVENT AND

SOME ANCIENT RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

MAIN CONTENTBASED ON THE

AUTHOR

NON-IDENTIFIED AUTHORSHIP IDENTIFIED

Pass through generation

HEREDITARY Happen in current

generationConsidered as

true explanation of the natural

world

SETTING Created world