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I left various samples of books on tables for the

students to look at. They are either fables, fairy tales,

legends, myths or folklore.

They need to understand the differences among the

different kinds of story.

The last four slides provide the content for the

worksheets, with your guidance.

The following slides have tables assigned to them for

reading the content aloud.

The Legend of Rock, Paper Scissors

What is a legend?

What is a legend?

A legend is a larger-than-life story that gets

passed down from one generation to the next —

like the legends of Beowulf, Robin Hood, or even

Johnny Appleseed.

Legend comes from the Latin legere, "to read." The

Latin word was originally limited to written

stories, but in English, legend lost that limitation.

Often a legend lives on in the stories that people

tell each other. A person can be a legend too.

Anne Frank is a legend for keeping a diary of

hidden life in war time, and a less famous person,

like a long-serving local teacher, can be a legend

to neighborhood kids.

Table 4, Your Turn

Table 2, your turn.

Rock-Paper-Scissors is a game played to

settle disputes between two people.

Thought to be a game of chance that

depends on random luck similar to

flipping coins or drawing straws, the

game is often taught to children to help

them settle arguments between

themselves on their own without adult

intervention. However, the game actually

can be a game that has an element of skill

that requires quick thinking and

perceptive reasoning.

Are legends true?

Table 9, your turn.

The hand signals are given simultaneously

by both players. The ritual used to get

players in sync with each other so they can

deliver their throws simultaneously is called

the prime. This action requires retracting the

player’s fist from full-arm extension towards

the shoulder and then back to full extension.

To ensure a fair match the players must be in

sync with their primes. Players must

determine before play how many times they

pump their fists before the final delivery of

their throw.

Are legends true?

Table 5, your turn.

Finger-flashing games have been known to

exist since ancient times, however, the

origins of the game remain obscure. The

earliest known reference is found on a wall

painting in a tomb at the Beni Hasan burial

site in Egypt that dates back to around 2000

B.C. Centuries later on a Japanese scroll

the game was also found. Versions of the

game are found in cultures around the

world. It is still very popular in Japan, where

it is called jan-ken or jankenpon.

Are legends true?

Table 8, your turn.

In North America the game has also

been called Rochambeau or

Roshambo. Many have tried to

attribute this name of the game to

French army general Comte de

Rochambeau who fought with General

George Washington during the

American Revolution. However, in-

depth research has not been able to

make any association with the general

and the name of the game.

Are legends true?

Table 1, your turn.

Although there is no mention before

the early 20th century of the game in

America, a similar game called Odds

and Evens was mentioned in the

biography, Life of Samuel Johnson, in

the late 18th century in England, and

would very likely have been brought

to America as immigration expanded

into the New World.

Table 3, your turn.

To play this game, each player decides

if they will be either “odds” or “evens”

and then both clench their fists, count

to three at the same time, and open

one hand extending one or more

fingers. Combining the number of

extended fingers on both players’

hands determines the winner: if an

odd number, the player who declared

“odds” wins; if an even number, then

the “evens” player wins.

Table 6, your turn.

The game Rock-Paper-Scissors has become

a great tool on children’s playgrounds.

Playworks, an organization that works with

inner-school children at their schools,

introduces recess games to the children

and empowers them to run their own games

and settle any disputes quickly with a game

of Rock-Paper-Scissors. Their success with

conflict resolution is achieved, because

children quickly learn that “getting along is

more fun than fighting.

Table 7 your turn.

Can you describe the differences between:

A Fable

A Legend

A Fairy Tale

A Myth

At this point, bring attention to the note sheet. Each student will need one and a

pencil to take the notes from the next few slides.

While reviewing the next five slides, ask students to take notes on each of the

different styles of story.

There are also books on the tables where they could look for the different story traits

within each book.

Books vary to cover all the story versions.

A legend is a larger-than-life story

that gets passed down from one

generation to the next — like

the legends of Beowulf, Robin

Hood, or even Big Foot.

The folktale is a story, passed down verbally

from generation to generation. Each storyteller

told the stories a little differently, making them

more interesting and fascinating as the ages

passed. Different folktales bear the

characteristics of the culture, folklore and

customs of the people from which they

originated.

Fables are among the oldest forms of folk

literature. The word "fable" comes from the Latin

"fabula" ("little story"). Typically, a fable consists

of a narrative and a short moral conclusion at the

end. The main characters in most fables are

animals. The purpose of these stories is to

ridicule negative human qualities.

People have been telling each other fairy tales

since ancient times. Fairy tales are present in all

cultures around the world. In comparison to myths

and legends, the time and place of occurrence in

fairy tales are not defined. The characteristics of

fairy tales include the appearance of fantastic

elements in the form of talking animals, magic,

witches and giants, knights and heroes.

People have been telling each other myths since

ancient times. Myths are an idea or story that is

believed by many people but that is not true.

Modern Version of

old legend!

When story is over, remind students to leave all

books at the tables. They should get their library

cards and use them as a shelf marker.

Then, check out and return to their original seat to

use the rest of time for quiet reading. Students shoul

be ready to go on time.