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“The Fenris Wolf”
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Literary Focus
Myths
Every society has stories that connect them as a people.
Myths Tell People:
Where they came from
Where they are going
How they should live
Origin/Creation
Destiny/Journey
Values/Life Lesson

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“The Fenris Wolf”
retold by Olivia Coolidge
Literary Focus
*Archetypes*
The patterns that recur in the literature of many cultures.
Archetypes can be…
Characters (the brave hero, the wise old man)
Plots or Events (the heroic quest)
Settings (paradise, a dark forest, dragon’s cave)
Images or Things (a crystal ball, a trusty sword, magic potion)

4. retold by Olivia Coolidge Romeo can’t be with Juliet
“The Fenris Wolf”
retold by Olivia Coolidge
Reading Focus
Causes and Effects
Myths are narratives, which are built on a series of causes and effects.
One event happens in a narrative
Which causes another event to happen
Which causes yet another event
Romeo kills Tybalt
Romeo is Exiled
Romeo can’t be with Juliet

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“The Fenris Wolf”
retold by Olivia Coolidge
Reading Focus
Causes and Effects
As you read the myth, record causes and their effects in a chart like the one below. Create as many boxes as you need.
Cause: Fenris Wolf threatens gods
Effect:
Effect:

6. “The Fenris Wolf”
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Literary Focus
A. Myths and Archtypes
A clever trouble-maker, Loki is an archetypal “trickster” figure. (page 1109)
What other tricksters in myths or folk tales can you name?
What do you think is the purpose/role of a trickster?
B’rer Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, Wily Coyote are also tricksters.

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Literary Focus
B. Myths and Archtypes
Think of other myths and folk tales you know. (page 1110)
What archetypal PLOT element is described in this passage?
The archetypal plot element is the CONFLICT: gods or humans versus a ferocious beast.

8. “The Fenris Wolf” Reading Focus C. Analyzing Causes and Effects
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C. Analyzing Causes and Effects
(page 1110)
What is the cause of the gods’ despair?
What action do they take
as a result of their defeat?
Cause: the gods fail to bind the Fenris Wolf
Cause:
Effect: the gods’ despair
Cause: the gods are defeated
Effect: the gods ask the dwarf people to forge a new chain
Effect:

9. “The Fenris Wolf” Reading Focus D. Causes and Effects (page 1111)
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Reading Focus
D. Causes and Effects
(page 1111)
Why does Tyr place his hand in the
wolf’s mouth?
What happens as a result?
Do you believe this is the
Fenris Wolf’s destiny?
EXPLAIN!
Cause: Tyr agrees to be the wolf’s hostage so that the Fenris Wold will agree to be bound by the gods
Cause:
Effect: Tyr places his hand in the wolf’s mouth
Effect: Tyr loses his hand
Effect: