Year 7 · English · Myths and legends · Lesson 1

What are myths and legends?

What myths and legends are, how they differ, why people told them, and their features, with a retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus and myths from other cultures.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Define myths and legends
Explain the differences between them
Identify features of myths
Explain why people told myths

The method

Gods or hero?
Explains nature?
Lesson?
Features?

Key words: myth, legend, Prometheus, oral tradition, supernatural, hero.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is a myth?

Step 1: Gods

Answer: a traditional story about gods or nature that often explains something

Question 2

What is a legend?

Step 1: Hero

Answer: a traditional story about a hero, maybe based on a real person

Question 3

Give one example of a legend.

Step 1: King...

Answer: King Arthur / Robin Hood