narratives and myths and legends
TRANSCRIPT
The Purpose is to entertain, motivate or
teach
Myths& LegendsNarratives
Written by Jacqui Sharphttp://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com
Clipart courtesy of http://clipart.mrdonn.org/ancientgreekgods.html
Write in second person
You
Write in third person
• She• Her• He• His•Their•Him•Them•They• It
lived• Past
lives• Present
had• Past
has• Present
King Minos lived on a lovely island called Crete.King Minos lives on a lovely island called Crete.
King Minos had a powerful navy.King Minos has a powerful navy.
Write in the Past
• Write a title • Write an introduction
– Set the scene and mood
– Introduce characters– Use second or third
person– Use past tense
• Theseus and the Minotaur
• King Minos lived on the lovely island of Crete with his beautiful daughter. He got bored easily so regularly he would go and attack Athens on the other side of the sea.
IntroductionSetting the Scene or the mood
The Problem or Conflict
What was the problem?
When you write the
problem make it interesting!
The King of Athens offered him his children to be eaten by the Minotaur.
The King of Athens, offered King Minos, seven girls and seven boys
every nine years as an offering to the Minotaur. The Minotaur was a
favourite of King Minos so he liked the idea of a regular sacrifice.
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Activity
What happens next?
What happens after?
What happens later?
What happens finally?
When they arrived in
Crete…
There were locked in the
maze. Not long after…
Finally they set sail back to Athens but
after a while they….
ImportantPoints in order
Response
Action
The nine years passed quicky and Prince Theseus offered to take the place of one of the children and kill
the Minotaur.
ConclusionWrite a conclusion and or a resolution here…
Does it have a summary or a moral?
They all set sail for Athens. On the way they stopped off at a small island to stock up on supplies. The Princess insisted on
coming to the island. It was a very quiet island with nothing to do so the Princess fell asleep. All the people of the island gathered around to gaze at her beauty. Theseus left her there as he had
fulfilled his promise of taking her away so that people could admire how beautiful she was.
Conjunctions join sentences
Other words for ‘and’ButOr SoAs
As ifAs long as
Neither
EitherBeforeAfter
When WhileUntil
Although
SinceEven if
BecauseNot only
NorBut also
once
Games
Action Verbs express actionJumped
RanTalked
ListenedGiggling
buzz
LearnedSeeing
HoppedShowedRepliedraced
Game
Look at your sentence, is a person or an object doing something. Ask yourselfthe question ‘Can you <insert word>?
Use Vivid Verbs
Walked Plodded Stomped
Talked gossiped nattered chattered
Listened snooped eavesdropped
Think considered contemplated
Get fished hooked
What are vivid verbs?They are Power Words!
Adjectives: describes objects, people
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Have I Yes/No
Written in the past tense?
Written in second and third person?
Written an introduction that sets the scene?
Said ‘What the problem is?
Said ‘what the response was (happens next and after)?
Said what the Action was?
Said what the Outcome was?
Have I used other conjunctions for ‘and’?
Have I used vivid verbs?
Have I used interesting adjectives?
Publishing Examples
Use Word or Pages, add a frame, WordArt heading and a graphic
Use the transferButton
in Inspiration
and edit the text to
form a narrative.
Create some
cartoon pictures in KidPix or
Paint.Insert into Comic Life,
Word or Pages.
Put your graphics into shapes and make a comic slideshow in
Keynote.
Upload into Slideshare and add it to our Wiki!