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Myths and Legends

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore the structure and format of myths and legends from different time periods and communities around the world. The class can read and answer comprehension questions to identify the unique features of this text genre.

Theseus and the Minotaur

Read and answer a range of different comprehension questions about the structure and content of a myth from Ancient Greece about a hero and a monster

Pandora’s Box

Read and answer a range of different comprehension questions about the structure and content of a myth from Ancient Greece about the actions of a god

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