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Retelling Traditional Tales
1. An opening that includes the setting (of place and time) and introduces characters
2. a series of events that build up
3. Complication where some problem confronts the character(s)
4. Resulting events
5. Resolution and ending.
Written in the first or third person
Written in the past tense
Chronological
Main participants are human or animal contrasting "good" or "bad"
use of motifs, e.g. principle of three, youngest son as hero
Connectives that signal time e.g. early that morning, later on, once
Dialogue in differing tenses
verbs to describe actions, thoughts and feelings
Language effects used to create impact on reader, e.g. adverbs, adjectives, expressive verbs, similes, etc.
Some use of repetitive structures, e.g. "Not I" said the cat. "Not I" said the pig. "Not I" said the duck.
To entertain and pass on traditional culture
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