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Revision on Unit 1 - For Year 7 - GVS Students - By: Ms Rawda Tomoum
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Unit 1 Exploring Traditional TalesReview Ms Rawda Tomoum
Legends Myths Traditional Tales Fairytales Epics
MYTHS Teach & delight Untrue facts Supernatural explanations for natural phenomena Heroes with superhuman abilities Presence of Gods
Epics 1. MORE THAN one story, under ONE BIG FRAME! 2. The hero travels a lot from one country to another 3. The hero beats monsters, and goes onto another adventure in another country … Adventures of Sinbad
LEGENDS The Story is based on REAL PEOPLE, and REAL EVENTS. Something in the story is MAGICAL and UNREALISTIC The LEGEND did something HEROIC
Starts with “ONCE UPON A … ” Once upon a fairytale … • Something MAGICAL happens • Involves at least one ANIMAL that behaves like HUMANS • Has a HANDSOME PRINCE, or a KING, or an EVIL STEPMOTHER, • or a FAIRY GODMOTHER. • Has a BAD character trying to KILL the GOOD character • The prince RESCUES the girl • GOODwins over EVIL • Ends with “And they lived happy ever after”