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1.1 Introduction to Oral Literature

Literature in English · Grade 11 · 3 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • explain the traditional sources of oral literature for information
  • analyse the traditional sources of oral literature for comprehension
  • appreciate traditional sources as a basis of studying oral literature

Key questions

“Why is it important to study the traditional sources of oral literature?”

Lessons

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  1. What is oral literature and where does it come from?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain oral literature and its traditional sources.
  2. Analysing traditional sources of oral literature
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Analyse the traditional sources of oral literature and interrogate oral tradition.
  3. Oral sources and culture: a gallery walk
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Relate traditional sources of oral literature to culture and present them in a gallery walk.