Directions…………………………..……………………………………….……….1

“The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” (a modern fable) by Ray Bradbury

 (Language of Literature p. 492-497) ……………………………………….………2

“The Foolish Men of Agra” retold by Rina Singh

(Language of Literature p. 800-803) …………………………..…………………….3

“Arap Sang and the Cranes” retold by Humphrey Harman

(Language of Literature p. 804-809) …………………………….…………………. 4

“Waters of Gold” retold by Lawrence Yep

(Language of Literature p. 812-817) …………………………………………………5

“Ashputtle”  as retold by Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

(Language of Literature p. 818-825) ………………………………………..………..6

“Young Arthur” as retold by Robert D. San Souci

(Language of Literature p. 828-831) …………………………………..……………..7

“Lazy Peter and the Three Corner Hat” retold by Ricardo E. Allegria

(Language of Literature p. 832-835) ………………………………….………………8

“Sundiata, Lion King of Mali” as retold by David Wisniewski

(Language of Literature p. 838-844) ………………………………….………………9

“Force of Luck” retold by Rudolfo A. Anaya  

(Language of Literature p. 845-852) …………………………………..……………10

“Pumpkin Seed and the Snake” retold by Norma J. Livo and Dia Cha

(Language of Literature p.861-865 ) ……………………………………..………….11

“Kefala’s Secret Something” retold by Adjai Robinson

(Language of Literature p. 866 -871 ) ……………………………………………….11

Rubric ………………………………………………………………………………...13

Pretest…………………………………………………………………………………14

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(Title above for your ancestral or cultural fable)

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(Title above for your own original fable)

Ø     Using your Language of Literature book you are to complete all of the following worksheets.

Ø     All worksheets need to be complete and neat.

Ø     You will need to put these worksheets into a report folder.  It needs to be fastened inside like a book and not stuffed into a pocket.

Ø     You will need a cover page for the project that includes the following information:

Ø     If you chose to retype the worksheets and your answers you still need to include the original worksheets.

Ø    The entire project is due ___________________________

10% of the total possible will be taken off for each day it is late.

Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

Page 495. ravenous _______________________________________________________

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acclaimed ____________________________________________________________

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pandemonium _________________________________________________________

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Page 496 spurn __________________________________________________________

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quench ______________________________________________________________

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Comprehension Questions: Write your answer in complete sentences

1. (cause and effect) What would be the immediate and long-term effects of the

      Mandarin initial rebuilding of the wall? ________________________________

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2. (irony) What is ironic about the consequences of the wall rivalry? ____________

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3. (theme) What important idea is revealed in the resolution to the mandarin’s  conflict? _____________________________________________________

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Making Connections: Write your answer in complete sentences

How does this story relate to current events or recent history? ______________________ 

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Comprehension Questions: Write your answer in complete sentences

1. (characterization) Why did Akbar send Birbal out on a hunt for foolish men?

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2. (clarifying) What is foolish about the actions of the first three men Birbal finds?

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3. (characterization) What did you learn about the character of Akbar at the end of the story?  How do his actions depict or show his personality?

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4. (theme) What was the moral or lesson in this story? ________________________

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Know the author (page 803) Write your answer in complete sentences

1. Where was the author born? _________________________________________

2. Where was she educated? ___________________________________________

3. Why do you think she retells these stories? _____________________________

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4. Name two other books she has written? _______________________________

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Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p. 806

impressive ______________________________________________________________

p. 807

consternation ____________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Write your answer in complete sentences

1. (character) What do you learn from the character of the vulture from the conversation that it has with Arap Sang? _____________________________

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2. (draw conclusions) Why Arap Sang’s not shouting at the vulture is so terrifying?

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3. (clarify) Why don’t vultures have friends, only acquaintances? _______________

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4. (plot) Why is the conversation between Arap Sang and the elephant so different in its results as opposed to the conversation Arap Sang and the vulture?

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5. (clarifying) What explanation is there for the haggard appearance of the crane that arrives at Arap Sang’s house?

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Know the author (p. 809) Write your answer in complete sentences

1. Who is the author and what life experiences led him to write about Africa?

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Comprehension Check: Write your answer in complete sentences.

1.)      How did Auntie Lily lose all her money?________________________________________________

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2.)      What happens to the bucket of water that Auntie Lily places next to her bed? ___________________

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3.)      What changes to the village occur with Auntie Lily’s change in good fortune? __________________

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4.)       What does Auntie Lily mean when she says “Kindness comes with no price?”  _________________

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5.)      What gift does the leper give the rich old lady? __________________________________________

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Read about the Author: Write your answer in complete sentences

In two or three sentences summarize who the author is and how his heritage influences his writing.  What recognition has he received for his literature?

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Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p. 819

haughty _____________________________________________________________

plague ______________________________________________________________

jeer _________________________________________________________________

p. 820

sloven ________________________________________________________________

p. 825

alight _________________________________________________________________

ingratiate _______________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Answer in complete sentences

1. (figurative language) What is a person with an “ugly black” heart?

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2. (inferring) Why do you think the stepmother does not want Ashputtle to come to the ball? 

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3. (repetition) Why do you think stories use repetition of words or action (page 820)?

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4. (theme) What is the author suggesting through the stepmother’s failure to appreciate Ashputtle? _____________________________________________

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5. (symbols) If ashes are a symbol of mourning, what does Ashputtle’s living in them represent? _________________________________________________

6. (characterization) Why would the stepmother urge her daughters to mutilate themselves? _____________________________________________________
7. (interpretation of art) How could you relate the Botticelli portrait of  a Young Woman on page 818 to Ashputtle?  What are the qualities of the portrait that are like the character of Ashputtle? ______________________________________

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Know the authors Write your answer in complete sentences

1. Why would most people know these authors? ____________________________

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2. What do you think their major contribution to literature is? _________________

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 Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p. 828 melancholy ______________________________________________________

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p. 829 grievous _________________________________________________________

bellow ________________________________________________________________

apprentice _____________________________________________________________

p. 830 inscription _______________________________________________________

amiss _________________________________________________________________

p. 831 homage __________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Write your answer in complete sentences

1. (characterization) Compare and contrast the character traits of Arthur and Sir Kay

Sir Kay is _________________________________________________________, while Arthur is ____________________________________________________.

2. (plot) If Arthur is the main character in the story, how does the minor characters of Merlin, Sir Ector and Sir Kay advance the plot of the story?

      Merlin ___________________________________________________________

      Sir Ector _________________________________________________________

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3. (theme) What is the theme of the story? _________________________________

Know the author Write your answer in complete sentences

1. What kinds of stories does the author like to write? ________________________

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2. Why did he become a writer? _________________________________________

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Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p. 834 unsound___________________________________________________________

haggle __________________________________________________________________

p, 835 priceless___________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Write in complete sentences.

1. (figurative language) What does “it was not his custom to work for it” mean? ________________

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2. (literal) How many bags of money does Peter entrust to others? __________________________

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3. (interpretive) Why does Peter select that particular farmer as his victim? _______________________________

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4. (literal) What happens when the farmer wears the hat? __________________________________

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5. (interpretive) What is the outcome of Lazy Peter’s trick? ________________________________

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6. (theme) What is the lesson or moral to this story? ___________________________________

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7. (comparative) What is a trickster tale?  Can you cite other stories? _________________________

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Know the Author: In two sentences, describe the author and his background. ______________________

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Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p.840 ravage _________________________________________________________

ridiculed ____________________________________________________________

p.841 exile ___________________________________________________________

p.842 allegiance _______________________________________________________

seers ________________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Write your answer in complete sentences.

1. (figurative language) What is the similarity between Maghan’s rule and the lion’s rule of the savannah? ________________________________________________

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2. (foreshadowing) What are examples of foreshadowing hints that suggest the future? ___________________________________________________________

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3. (plot) Why was Sundiata’s stay in Mema is important to the plot of the story?

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4. (clarify) What does it mean for Sumanguru to “become one with the stone of the cave?” ___________________________________________________________

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Know the author p. 844: Write your answer in complete sentences

1. What makes David Wisniewski different than most authors you have read in this packet? __________________________________________________________

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2. What jobs did the author have before becoming a writer? ___________________

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Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p. 846 contend _____________________________________________________

p. 847 squander ____________________________________________________

anguish _____________________________________________________

p. 850 benefactor ___________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: ( write in complete sentences)

1. (theme) Does the story draw a contrast between the noble poor and the greedy rich?  How?___________________________________________________

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2. (evaluating) Was it wise for the miller to chose the hiding place for the money? 

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3. (conflict) How does each man’s opinion of the miller reflect his side of the argument about luck and money? __________________________________

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4. (characterization) “But why would they offer fifty dollars for a worthless piece of glass?”  What do you think of the miller’s character based on this comment?

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5. (analyzing) How does the miller’s previous experience affect him?

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6. (theme) How does a change of luck play in to the theme for the story?

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Know the author: Write answer in complete sentences.

1. What is Anaya’s cultural background? _____________________________
2. What is the author’s education background?  His current job?

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Bonus: Who is Diego Rivera whose painting is seen on p. 851? (Internet search)  Attach information in your own words.

Comprehension Questions: Write the answers in complete sentences

1. (literary analysis) How does the language of the opening paragraph show the influence of oral tradition? ____________________________________________

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2.  (analyzing) Why is the widow suddenly so anxious to honor her agreement with the snake when before she did not hesitate to break it? _________________________     ____________________________________________________________________

3. (literary analysis) What are some of the elements that make this a folktale?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 Know the author: Write the answers in complete sentences

1. What family traditions did the author grow up with? _______________________________________________________________
2. Where did she teach?  What mark did the author make in her work?  ________________________________________________________________

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Bonus: Who are the Hmong people and briefly what is their rich history? (Internet)

 Vocabulary: Write the entire sentence that the word appears in on the line. Be sure to put quotation marks at the beginning and end as these are the words of the author and not your own.

p.867 hardy  _____________________________________________________________

p. 869 tread  _____________________________________________________________

p.871 retort  _____________________________________________________________

Comprehension Questions: Write the answers in complete sentences

1. (analyzing) What does the repetition of the word tradition mean?

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2. (character) Why are Kefala’s motives for behaving this way (C on page 868)?

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3. (analyzing) What is the effect of the choice of names of Kefala’s friends on the story? _________________________________________________________
4. (suspense) How is suspense built up in the story? _______________________

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5. (clarifying) Why do you think no one would eat the Gituyu meat?

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6. (plot) How does Kefala’s final observation change the end of the story?

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Know the author: Write the answers in complete sentences.

1. What quote from the biography really says a lot about whom the author writes for? __________________________________________________________
2. After a visit to the United States, what did the author do? _______________

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Pretest on Folktales/ Fable Project

What are the characteristics of folktales and fables? ____________________________________________ 

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Important Themes for each of the Folktales