Urban legends

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-5

Urban legends and Myths

Urban legends
& Myths

Goals for today

* You learn about Myths and Urban legends

* You are going to explore and find out more 

(* You'll practice with writing a Spooky tale)

Have you ever heard of
an Urban Legend or Urban Myth?

YES

NO

Explain in your own words what an urban legend or myth is...

Definition 

"an often sensational story or anecdote, based on hearsay (gerucht) that people now think of as true."

edpuzzle.com

Exploring urban legends exercise

On the next slide are several urban legends you can choose from. 

Everyone picks a different one, so there will be no doubles!

You are going to write a short summary (korte samenvatting) and explain:

Who was in the story / who it happened to

Where it happened

When it happened

How people felt

What they saw

Go and create your Urban legend (draw on paper/digital/model)

Hand in, 16 april, after your internships.

Choose your urban legend:

• Chupa cabra
  
• Vampires
  
• Werewolves
  
• Big foot
  
• Loch Ness
  
• El Dorado
  
• Lost city of Z
  
• Atlantis
  
• Bermuda triangle
  
• Witches
  
• Ghosts
• Fairies
• Elves

• Unicorns
  
• Mermaids
• Dragons
• The Kraken
• Cyclops
• Griffin
• Zombies
• Trolls
• Leprechauns
• Kelpies
• Slenderman
• Mummy's curse
• Your own pick

Urban Legend competition

Ernest Hemmingway (famous writer)

$ 10,- (prize money)

- A scary story in only six words -

Hemmingway won with these lines:

"For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn"

Your turn!

* Write your own - Two sentence horror story -

* The challenge is that your terrifying tale can only be two sentences long!  

Some examples

Example #1

Some examples

Example #2

Some examples

Example #3

Brainstorming

Your two sentence horror story must have a setting (waar), characters (wie), and a descriptive plot (beschrijvende verhaallijn), just like a full-length story, so do some brainstorming:

WHO are the main characters? How are they described in your story?

WHAT is the scary story about? What is the problem?

WHEN does this story take place? Time of day, time of year or season, and is it in the past, present or future?

WHERE does the story take place? How is the setting described in the story?

WHY is the main character in danger? Is it resolved?

Two Sentence Horror Story

First Draft

Make sure your two sentence horror story has
vivid (levendige) details, strong verbs (werkwoorden),
and specific nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden)

Go to https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus 

 to find stronger/better verbs and specific nouns.

Peer revising

After you have finished your first draft , swap your work and revise each other's work.

Follow 4 steps to provide feedback on:

1. use of sensory details

2. use of verbs (werkwoorden)

3. use of nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden)

4. own input

1. Where does the writer need to add sensory details to describe sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touch? Underline any parts of the two sentence horror story/poem where the writer could add sensory details.

 

2. What verbs did the writer use? Circle the verbs in the two sentence horror story /poem and then list them below with suggestions for stronger verbs that could be used instead. For example, looked could be replaced with stared. Use a thesaurus to help you.

3. What nouns did the writer use? Box the nouns in the two sentence horror story above and then list any below that you think could be more specific. For example, car could be replaced with a specific make and model like a ‘68 Mustang Convertible? List them below.

4. Any other comments or suggestions?

Two Sentence Horror Story

Second draft

Finished?

Get approval from your teacher before posting your story

padlet.com

Final assignment

Read the other stories and rate them 1-5 stars

https://padlet.com/kei63/write-it-on-the-wall-3u0lth6im7fl3la5

What do you take away from this lesson? Name (at least) 2 things: