Urban Legends

Your conclusion should include:

• To be continued...

• The end!

• A wrapping up or solving of the conflict/problem

• In conclusion,

A majority of urban legends are based on...

• people's fears/things that are unexplained

• stories that 100% true, all the time

• religion like Christianity or Buddhism

An urban legend is a made-up story that is told as if it's ____________.

Which of these are common features of urban legends?

• Familiarity (e.g. a setting you know, a common object, a link to someone you know)

• Factual (sometimes scientific) language.

• Vague references to authorities (e.g. the police).

• Terrifying, descriptive metaphors and similes.

• Direct speech.

Explain, in your own words, how urban legends often end, and what effect this has on the reader/listener.

Which types of sentence structures work best when you're telling an urban legend?

• Mostly very short sentences to make it sound factual.

• Consistently mid-length sentences to add detail but not bore the reader.

• All very long sentences to develop descriptions.

• A mix of different sentence lengths to build tension by varying the pace.

Urban legends...

• are made up stories

• originate from true events

• or made up by a writer

• are true

What can we learn from urban legends?

• the facts they describe

• what fascinates people

• the history of a city

• how we should behave

Urban legends are common

• all around the world

• mostly in USA

• only in the Western world

What is an urban legend?

• A made-up story told as true

• A historical fact

• A scientific theory

• A documented event