Prereading activities:
Talk with your group about what a legend is and how this is different than an origin story, a fable or folk take.
http://myths.e2bn.org/teachers/info311-what-are-myths-legends-and-folktales.html
Vocabulary to know:
Kinfolk Proximity Ire Skepticism
Vigilantes Intermarried Retaliation Feud
Unrelenting Hinged Romanticized
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QUESTIONS>>>
After reading the overview of the Hatfield/McCoy Feud, what questions do you have?
What was the most ridiculous fact you read?
Why do I and many others call this story a legend even though elements are factual?
How did the US Civil War play a role in creating conflict between the two families?
After reading the overview of the Hatfield/McCoy Feud, what questions do you have?
What was the most ridiculous fact you read?
Why do I and many others call this story a legend even though elements are factual?
How did the US Civil War play a role in creating conflict between the two families?