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Learning Objective: Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives
Literary analysis 3.1
What are we going to describe today?
Describe the structural differences of various types of imaginative narratives
Share with your partner the last story or movie that involved magic and talking animals?
Partner Share
Imaginative narrative- a story that is make believe with events that can not happen in real life
Example: Cinderella
Non- example: Junie B. Jones- Realistic fiction
Why is it important to know the different structural features of various imaginative narratives?
Makes us better reader and it helps us make better predictions.
Various Types of Imaginative Narratives
FolktalesFablesTall TalesFairy talesLegends/ myths
Fantasies- Were animals act like
people- Setting in another
world or imaginary place
- Magic- Characters can have
special powersEx- Harry Potter
FolktalesFables
• Talking animals that act like people
• teach lesson• Tell how things
came into being
Fairy tales• Begins with Once
upon a time• Good vs. evil• Magic• Talking objects
and animals• Sometimes deals
with royalty• have a happy
ending
Legends/ Tall Tales• Talking animals
•Exaggeration/hyperbole
•Tell how things came in being
•Teach a lesson
Steps for identifying an Imaginative Narrative
1. Read the entire story2. Look at structural
features “ does the story have talking animals, royalty, exaggeration, etc”
3. Determine the type of imaginative narrative
Read the Lion and the MouseThis passage is best described asa. A fable about animals who
learn a lessonb. A fairy tale about characters
with magical powersc. A modern science fiction
storyd. A myth that explains how
things began
A long time ago there were a king and queen who were unhappy because they were childless. But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, "Your wish shall be
fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shall
have a daughter."
The passage is best described as a a. Fable because it has talking animals that learn a
lessonb. Fairytale because the characters are royal and
magicalc. A tall tale because the characters are exaggeratedd. A realistic fiction
ClosureWhat makes a story a fairy tale? Fable? Fantasy?
What distinguishes a Tall tale?Why is knowing the features of various imaginative
narratives important?Big Baby
This passage is a tall tale becausea. It has talking animals
b. It has characters that are exaggerated
c. Teaches a moral lesson
d. Has a happy ending