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8.2.1 Intensive Reading – Legends

Indigenous Languages · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Characteristics of legends
  • Legendary characters and the adjectives that describe them
  • Vocabulary from legend narratives
  • Answering direct and inferential comprehension questions

What you will be able to do

  • outline the characteristics of legends for information
  • respond to questions from legends for comprehension
  • acknowledge reading of legends from various cultures for enjoyment

Key questions

“How do you read intensively?”

“Why can an individual be considered a legend in the society?”

Lessons

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  1. Reading legends closely
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Read a legend intensively, identify its characteristics and pick out the adjectives that describe the hero.
  2. Character mind maps and questions
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Build a mind map of a legendary character with adjectives, then answer direct and inferential questions.