St George and the Dragon

saint george (and the dragon)

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Oh no! The library that you work at caught fire and some of the books have burnt. Heather, a friend of yours, was very interested in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon and she was going to come tomorrow to the library to read about the story.

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You will need to investigate about the story so that Heather can learn about it. You will have to give her a drawing with some interesting information, and a short reenactment of the story!

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Have you ever heard about the legend of Saint George and the Dragon? What kind of story do you think could it be? You should a write short comic or a set of drawings depicting the story. It can be as detailed as you want, but the story has to be understandable.

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But... if Saint George and the Dragon is a legend, then, who was the real Saint George? Well, you will need to investigate and write 5 bullet points that summarise and contain the most interesting bits of information. You can use the links on the right.

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Now that you've collected all of the information, you will need to get in groups of 4 people and follow the steps below: 1. Discuss with your groupmates which ones of the bullet points were the most interesting ones.2. Time to perfom! Each person from the group will have to choose a character from the story (George, the Dragon, the Princess and the King), and give a short performance of the legend.

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You've done a brilliant job! There are many other myths and legends as interesting as this one throughout the world, waiting to be found by students like you. You can ask your teacher for additional information if you want to. Congratulations!

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British Council. (2017). George and the dragon. Learn English Kids, British Council. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon Children Cinema. (2017, December 9). George and the dragon [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBn08RywaE&ab_channel=ChildrenCinema Coffey, Sally. (n.d.). 10 fascinating facts about St. George's Day. The Official Magazine Britain. https://www.britain-magazine.com/features/10-facts-about-st-georges-day-2/ English Heritahe. (n.d.). 9 THINS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ST GEORGE. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/st-georges-day/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-st-george/ St. George's Day. Who was England's patron saint? (2019, April 22). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-43864595

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