Bibliograph

How to tell a myth, Robert Walker

Type

Label

How to tell a myth, Robert Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Guided reading: P

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to tell a myth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

753005078

Responsibility statement

Robert Walker

Series statement

Text styles

Summary

Introduces myths and describes how to identify a myth by its writing style, content, and setting, and includes selected famous myths and explains how to critically and creatively analyze each one

Table Of Contents

What is a myth? -- "Old man Coyote makes the world" -- Characters in a native myth -- Dialogue & dialect: what and how it is said -- Setting: time and place -- The plot of a myth -- Theme: what the myth means -- Creative response to the myth -- The first superhero -- "The twelve labors of Hercules" -- Heroes and villains -- Dialogue: mind reading -- In ancient Greece -- A great adventure -- Life lessons -- Creative response to the myth -- Writing a myth -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

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