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5.4.1 Intensive Reading: Oral Narratives
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Legends as heroic oral narratives: heroes, heroic acts, community memory
- Kenyan examples such as Lwanda Magere, Mekatilili wa Menza; collecting tales from home
- Moral lessons from legends and how they serve family and community
What you will be able to do
- identify heroic characters in legends
- explain the moral lessons in legends
- discuss why legends are important in various communities
- relate the characters in the legends to real life
Key questions
“Why is it important to learn about heroes in society?”
Lessons
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Heroic characters in legends
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizA legend is an oral narrative about a hero whose named deeds a community still tells.
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Morals from legends; collecting from home
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizState a legend’s moral, map how a family could use it, and plan a respectful way to collect a tale from an elder.