PART 2 of 3 … Analysis Questions CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEGEND
Use THIS HANDOUT as a reference page as you answer the questions in the chart below.
QUESTION.

LEGEND: What things from this story sound like they COULD BE historically accurate? What sounds like “real history”?

CHARACTER: Who is the main character … the protagonist?

CHARACTER: What obstacle does the main character overcome? OR … what great feat/ remarkable deed does the character achieve?

SETTING: What is the specific time and place in which the story occurs?

PLOT: Directly quote from the story an example of a point of intense action or suspense.

PLOT: What hyperbole (exaggeration) can be found in the story? What seems not-so-believable?

PLOT: With what is the main character struggling? What is the SPECIFIC conflict in the story?

THEME: Write a statement that tells an observation that is being made about people or society or human nature. Then, write a couple more sentences to explain HOW this story reveals this observation.
You can use one of these sentence frames if you wish:
People tend to ___ when ___.
___ leads to ___ because/when/if ___.
People want ___, but ___ .
Society seems to ___ when ___.

PART 3 of 3 … Essential Question
Why might this legend be such an important part of British culture? Why might it matter enough to them to have survived over such a long period of time? →