Folktale

Here is our outline of writing your First Nations folktale. Remember to stay true to the format and remember your target audience.

A folk tale is a traditional story that has been passed down orally from generation to generation. Traditional First Nation folktales often are told to explain a natural event, an animal characteristic, a belief, a theme or a message.
When writing your folktale you need to included all the elements of narrative writing:
Characters: -can include North American animals, spirits, tribes

-have many traits such as being greedy, sneaky, helpful, etc.

-include dialogue
Setting: - North American setting

Plot: -should contain three conflicts or problems for your characters to solve, can be a quest to solve, characters trying to trick each other...etc
Lesson/Creation: -what will your folktale explain to you readers?

To Do

1. Outline your story on your story map.

2. Fill out the character map to better understand your main character.

3. Write your narrative. Should be approximately 3 pages, single spaced

4. Conference with Mr. Kitchen often

Editing and Revising checklist

 Did you begin your story with “Long ago” or a similar phrase?

 Does your story teach a lesson or tell how something came to be?

 Is the lesson/creation clear?

 Is your setting described briefly?

 Have you described your characters through their appearance, actions and speech?

 Have you used dialogue?

 Was the conflict/plot solved?

 Did you use proper paragraphs and varied sentences?