Introduction

Fairy Tales Myths
Tall Tales Legends Fables
Task

You are going to explore and learn about folk tales. Folk tales are short stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. There are many different types of folk tales and they come from all over the world. During this webquest you will be exploring and finding the definitions for the different types of folk tales, you will then create a slide in Google Slides of each type of folk tale and tell the definition, an example, from what country it is from and a picture that represents your example of the folk tale. Have fun exploring and finding the different folk tales!
Process
To begin your adventure, you will be finding the definitions of each type of folk tale by clicking on the name of each one below.
1. Fairy Tale
2. Legend
3. Myth
4. Tall Tale
5. Fable
Next you will need to read or watch the folk tale from the link provided.
After you have viewed or read about each type of folk tale, you will need to click on each story title and find out what country each one came from.
Lon PoPo King Arthur The Midas Touch
Pecos Bill The Lion and the Mouse
Now that you have your information about the origins of the folk tales, you will need to find pictures of these tales and insert them onto your slide.
Once your slide is complete, and you have checked the scoring rubric in Evaluation, then you will share it with me. (sally.rost@mjays.us)
Evaluation
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2point |
| Fairy Tale |
Has type of folk tale, definition, title of example, what country its from and picture. |
Has type of folk tale,definition, and title of example and country. | Has type of folk tale,definition and title of example. | Has type of folk tale and definition. |
| Legend | Has type of folk tale, definition, title of example,what country its from and picture. | Has type of folk tale,definition, and title of example and country. | Has type of folk tale, definition and title of example. | Has type of folk tale and definition. |
| Myth | Has type of folk tale, definition, title of example,what country its from and picture. | Has type of folk tale,definition, and title of example and country. | Has type of folk tale, definition and title of example. | Has type of folk tale and definition. |
| Tall Tale | Has type of folk tale, definition, title of example,what country its from and picture. | Has type of folk tale,definition, and title of example and country. | Has type of folk tale, definition and title of example. | Has type of folk tale and definition. |
| Fable | Has type of folk tale, definition, title of example,what country its from and picture. | Has type of folk tale,definition, and title of example and country. | Has type of folk tale, definition and title of example. | Has type of folk tale and definition. |
Conclusion
Congratualtions!! You have completed your webquest about folk tales!!!
I hope you have enjoyed this webquest and that you have learned a lot of information on the different types of folk tales as well as the many different countries that the folk tales come from.
Don't forget to make sure you check the rubric to see if you have included everything on each slide. Make sure that you share your slides with me.
Credits
Credits
http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d37Ip_WKUME
http://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/myths_four_arthur.html
http://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/king-midas.htm
https://www.schooltube.com/video/6b6663acd14342ddaa96/Pecos%20Bill%20-%20Robin%20Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzyvmC1FAt0
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-21619-0
http://www.history.co.uk/shows/king-arthurs-round-table-revealed/articles/the-real-king-arthur
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Midas-Greek-mythology
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-pecosbill.html
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/35/aesops-fables/631/the-lion-and-the-mouse/
Teacher Page
By Sally Rost
This webquest was created for 5th grade students to learn the different types of folk tales. It was also created to help them explore the different folk tales that comes from the many different cultures. I created this webquest during my student teaching in the spring of 2016.
