Myths and Legends - an introduction

Which of the following are examples of 'oral traditions'?

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Sleeping Beauty

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Indigenous Australian stories

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What often begins with, 'Once upon a time...'

• Myths

• Folktales

• Legends

• Urban Legends

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Animals are often the main characters in these stories

• Myths

• Legends

• Fables

• Folktales

These stories are historical but not often factual.

• Legends

• Fables

• Myths

• Folktales

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CCSS.RL.8.9

I know someone who...

• This is often the beginning of a urban legend

• This is often the beginning of a legend

• This is often the beginning of a myth

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories of Gods and Goddesses

• a legend

• a fable

• a folktale

• a myth

Robin Hood is a

• myth

• legend

• fable

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CCSS.RL.8.9

The Tortoise and the Hare was written by

• Aesop

• Aseoppp

• Hans Christian Anderson

• Brothers Grimm

Brothers Grimm are known for writing

• Folktales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

Stories have the ability to shape the way we see and understand the world.

• True

• False

• I don't know

• Maybe