Stories, Myths and Legends

Raising students’ awareness

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  Learning about the oral tradition and narration
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  Exploring depictions of the divine and mythical or supernatural creatures
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  Understanding the values and traditions associated with stories

Creative activity

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  In person: illustration of a real or invented family story using the styrofoam printmaking technique.
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  Online: illustration of a scene from a story using the styrofoam printmaking technique. The art supplies will be sent by mail (subject to change).
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  In-class: illustration of a scene from a story using the styrofoam printmaking technique. The art supplies will be brought to class by the mediator.

Linking it to the classroom

Social sciences
Knowledge related to the diversity of societies and their territories.

English
Identify some of the characteristics of legends.

A word-of-mouth story
10 minutes

Certain stories and legends have become part of our popular culture, having been widely shared and frequently reinterpreted or adapted (think: The Little Mermaid). Ask the students to form teams, choose a popular story together, and take turns retelling it to the class. Ask the students to make up any details they don’t know or remember of the story as they go along, with each student, in turn, picking up where another has left off. Conclude the activity by explaining that oral traditions are constantly mutating.

Extending the learning

We invite you to go to the EducArt platform to view Alfred Boisseau’s work Montreal Cabbies: A Rush for a Fare. Look closely at the scene and together imagine what the characters might be saying to each other.