chapter 6

I really enjoyed traditional literature growing up, coming from a Mexican-American background my family prides itself on passing down stories from generation to generation. Traditional literature is a window into different cultures and allows the author to experience and become a part of it. In class we watched the video Anansi which was traditional literature from the African American culture. The people of that time created stories to explain as well as entertain while explaining why things are. The best thing about traditional literature is that it is ever changing and is still relevant no matter what time period it is told. As a future teacher I think that it is important that we expose our children as much as possible to this genre of literature and will have many books like this in my classroom library.