Students can be regrouped several times to ensure a majority of the class listen to the family stories. At the end of the session, to encourage listening, students will be asked to retell the story that their partner has retold. Through myths and legends introduce oral retelling of traditional stories. Links to Myths and Legends Close Reading Use the approaches to reading - shared , guided , reciprocal or independent. Collect and read myths and legends from a particular country or culture.
Students keep a reading log and comment on the type of stories read.
Students will select one of these stories for retelling. Explore the use of similes and metaphors to create images or word pictures to make text rich and interesting. Students will collaborate with others to listen to and retell stories, to tape stories and to collect stories from home. Stories are to be linked with a commentary introducing the storyteller and the stories. Suggest students compose music or use taped music to accompany taped stories.