"Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend" Lessons and Activities
Unit 3, Lesson 13 "Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend" (click the picture to read the story with a video) http://ais.edu.lb/Library/Files/Uploaded%20Files/Grade%203%20-%20Yonder%20Mountain%20-%20A%20Cherokee%20Legend.pdf Written by: Robert H. Bushyhead Illustrated by: Kristina Rodanas Genre: Legend Legends are retold through generations because they contain important messages about life, including a culture's values. The story message, or lesson, of this legend is not directly stated. Instead, the author uses key details about the characters and plot events to convey the message. To determine the story's message, the reader should think about the key details the author uses to describe why and how the story events unfold as they do. Target Skill: Compare and Contrast - tell how details and ideas are alike or different Target Strategy : Analyze / Evaluate - think about what you read, and form an opinion about it. As you read, you need to analyze, or carefull