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Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 712
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Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 712 Hardcover - 1996

by Gail De Vos

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Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as true), de Vos examines them in their relationship to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales (e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos discusses some of the literary and visual adaptations in popular culture and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. A fascinating professional book, this is a great resource to use with young adults.

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Choking dobermans, department store snakes, vanishing hitchhikers, LSD tattoos - these tales intrigue young adults and can provide an effective springboard for learning. Take an in-depth look at contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as "true") and learn how you can use them for teaching across the curriculum. This book offers a fascinating overview of the genre and an analysis of its role and significance in society, followed by a broad sampling of tales - from old standbys like "Spiders in the Hairdo" and "The Hook" to more contemporary accounts, such as "Friday the Thirteenth Computer Virus". Discussion and research topic suggestions can be modified for any age group, but this is an especially effective resource for those who work with young adults.

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  • Title Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 712
  • Author Gail De Vos
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 426
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-04-15
  • ISBN 9781563081903 / 1563081903
  • Weight 1.94 lbs (0.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.59 x 6.48 x 1.27 in (24.36 x 16.46 x 3.23 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Library of Congress subjects Folklore - Study and teaching (Secondary) -, Folk literature - Study and teaching
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95019553
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.071

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Citations

  • School Library Journal, 12/01/1996, Page 0

About the author

GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.
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