Discuss the characteristics of a tall tale.

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Learning Objective: Identify the structural characteristics of a legend.

RC 3.1

What are identifying today?

Identify the structural characteristics of a legend.

LegendsLegends are about people and their actions or deeds. The people lived in

more recent times and are mentioned in history. The stories are told for a purpose and are based on facts, but they are not completely true.

Characteristics include:• Has a hero or popular character.• The hero is real but some parts of the story are not completely true.

They have been stretched or expanded upon.• Handed down through generations.

Examples: Legend of King Arthur and the Knight’s of the Round Table, Robin Hood, Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone

Why is it important to know structural characteristics of a legend?

It will help us to become readers by strengthening our comprehension.

Davy Crockett

• When I was 3 years old, I out-wrestled a big old bear. That bear wandered into the kitchen one day and started to eat up the jam and scared mom half to death. So I grabbed him in a bear hug with my mighty twelve-inch arms, and I squeezed and I squeezed and I squeezed until that bear just fell down, kerplunk! Just like that, wasn’t nothing to it. Saved mom from the bear! So my folks knew right than that I was cut out to be a wild frontiersman, a ring-tailed roarer who’s part horse and part alligator with a bit o snappin’ turtle thrown in.”

Who is the hero?

What was the heroic act?

What is the effect of the heroic act?

Davy Crockett and the bear

Who is the hero? What is the heroic act?

What is effect of heroic act?

Davy Crockett Saved mom from a bear.

His mother lived andHelp Davy with other Adventures.

Legend

Legend?

THE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime. A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?' He replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing." They then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."

1. Read the text.2. Ask yourself, “Is

there a hero?3. What was the heroic

act?4. What was the effect

of the heroic act?

Not a legend but a Fable as there is talking animals and it teaches a leson.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

All the knights in the country wanted to be soldiers for King Arthur. The bravest of them were allowed to sit at the round table. They were known as the ‘Knights of the Round Table’. Because it was round, the positions of all the seats were equal. No-one could say they were more important because they sat at the end. The Saxons were still attacking the British. Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table fought against the Saxons in many battles. They finally defeated them at the Battle of Mount Badon. Everyone was happy and felt very safe again. Arthur thought he was doing a better job than the Roman Emperor in Italy. He decided to take his army to Europe. After a lot of fighting, the Emperor agreed to give the western half of Europe to Arthur. Back in Britain, the Knights of the Round Table had lots of adventures. Some rescued princesses. Some fought dragons or bad knights.

1. Read the text.2. Ask yourself, “Is

there a hero?3. What was the

heroic act?4. What was the

effect of the heroic act?

King Arthur and the Knight

Of the Round Table

Who is the hero? What is the heroic act?

What is effect of heroic act?

King ArthurKnights of RoundTable

Saved the BritishPeople From their Enemies.

Made the British People feel safe onceMore.

Legend

What are the structural characteristics of a legend?

Why is it important to know the structural characteristics of a legend?

1. Read the text.2. Ask yourself, “Is

there a hero?”3. What is the heroic

act?4. What is the effect

of the heroic act?

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

Who is the hero?

What is the heroic act?

What is effect of heroic act?