EXIT POINT Mr.

Nate Baptista

MYTHS AND LEGENDS ntaveira@escolaamericana.com.br

Learning Goals

− Be able to use a wide variety of materials, forms and techniques to

express their emotions, observations and experiences.
− Be able to communicate through visual and tactile forms.
− Be able to find out about aspects of the past from a range of sources.
− Understand that there is value both in the similarities and the
differences between different countries.
Personal Goals

− Adaptability
− Communication
− Enquiry
− Resilience
− Thoughtfulness
IPC Learning Process
 Art / International Research activity (Sumative Assess.)

Each student should research the myths and legends of one society.
− What stories were told?
− When were they told?
− How do we know these stories were told?
− Were these stories recorded in any way?
− Is there more than one version of the same story?
− What was happening in the society at the time the stories began?
− Why do they think the stories were told?
− What kinds of historical sources can I use to learn about these myths?
 Art / International Research activity (Sumative Assess.)

• Research myths and legends around the world (guiding questions);

• Choose one myth;
• Scratch story ideas;
• Use a online tool to illustrate and write your comic book;
• Publish your final work!
 Format: Campfire Stories

− In North America, a campfire story is a form of

oral storytelling performed around an open fire
at night, typically in the wilderness, largely
connected with the telling of stories having
supernatural motifs or elements of legends.

Campfire in the Redwoods by Edwin Deakin (1876), Laguna Art Museum.

William W. Forgey in the introduction to his 1984 book “Campfire Stories... Things That Go Bump in
the Night” noted identified a number of elements that should go into the telling of a campfire story:

− Enjoy the practice

− Maintain eye contact
− Keep in close contact with audience
− Do not obsess over details
− Set a "quiet mood" prior to the story
− Utilize the energy of the audience
− Maintain the campfire
− Forget props or scare tactics, these distract from the story
− Use different vocal inflections
Let’s set our own campfire?
• Move the chairs away from the center of the
room, leaning them against the wall;
• Place the paper bonfire in the center of the room;
• Arrange the beanbags in a circle;
• Turn off the light;
• Get some marshmallows and good stories!