How to Tell a Legend

by Janet Stone

Overview

Myths, folktales, legends, and fables-each kind of story has a set of rules for its construction. Text Styles teaches young storytellers how to identify different kinds of stories and how to write their own.

How to Tell a Fable

How to Tell a Folktale

How to Tell a Legend

How to Tell a Myth

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778716372
Publisher:	Crabtree Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Series:	Text Styles Series , #3
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	IG680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

What is a Legend? 4

"The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" 5

Legendary Characters 8

Dialogue and Dialect: Spoken Words 10

Setting: The Where and When 11

Plot: The Basic Outline 12

Themes: Important Ideas 14

Creative Response to the Legend 15

The Legend of King Arthur 16

"The Sword in the Stone" 17

Characters: Shining Examples 20

Dialogue: Formal and Informal Words 22

Setting: When Knights Were Bold 23

The Plot Thickens! 24

Theme: Ideas to Live by 25

Creative Response to the Legend 26

Writing a Legend 27

Glossary 31

Index and Further Resources 32