Slavic Mythology

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Context

•  Eerste jaars VMBO
• Stepping Stones is de lesmethode
• Leerlingen hebben zelf geen extra lessen rondom cultuur/literatuur
• Kan korte, eenvoudige teksten met hoogfrequente woordenschat begrijpen, met inbegrip van een aantal woorden uit de gemeenschappelijke internationale woordenschat.

Slavic Mythology

Lesdoelen 

- Aan het einde van de les kun je een creatief verhaal schrijven in het Engels. 

- Aan het einde van de les ken je verschillende Slavische mythes. 

Slavic Mythology

If you were brave enough to catch this mesmerizing creature, you would have equal chances of being gifted with the greatest luck or dying in the most terrible way imaginable. This bewitching creature is a part of many folk tales and has a different meaning in different stories. However, what’s similar in each tale is the majestic flames this bird brings, which shine so bright that they light up everything surrounding it, signifying a beginning of a long and uneasy journey.

What comes to your mind when you think of the word Slavic?

'Slavic'? 

•  A group of ethnicities and languages
• Similar
• Cyrillic alphabet
• Subgroups

Some history

• Described as barbarian
• Pagans
• Carpathian mountains
• Bohemia, Balkans and Russia

Questions

•  What: Answer the questions that I handed out about the video we just saw. 
• How: Think back to the video we watched. Use this information to answer the questions.
• Help: Dictionary.
• Time: 10 minutes
• Result: An idea of your mythological creatures.
• Done?: Read some theory

The Baba Yaga

Story time

7 different myths

Assignment

• What: Rewrite on of the myths. 
  
• How: Use one of the seven myths that were handed out. Use the chosen myth as an idea to write your own. You need to use the same mythological creature that was used in the myth and rewrite his story. You need to have 80- 110 words, with 80 being the minimum. 
• Help: Dictionary, list with the words, one of the myths. 
• Time: 30 minutes
  
• Result: A rewritten myth of your own with a minimum of 80 words. The story is written in English and has correct sentences with the new words you have learned.  
  
• Done?: Hand it in, work on some homework or read another myth.