Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Description
Read and Understand, Myths and Legends, Grades 4-6+ contains 19 two- and three-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from fourth to ending sixt
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h grades to meet the wide range of needs found in classrooms.
The book is divided into three sections by origin of the stories:
Greek and Roman Myths--Jason and the Golden Fleece, Pandora, The Adventures of Perseus, and more
Norse Myths--Thor and the Giants, Thor's Hammer, Balder the Good
Myths and Legends from Around the World--African, Chinese, Mayan, Inuit, Native American, Middle Eastern, and Hawaiian
Practice activities for every story include:
a comprehension page
a vocabulary page
There are two pages of practice for skills such as:
structural analysis
character analysis
figures of speech
understanding plot development, setting, and mood
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.
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