When the Legends Die
When the Legends Die is a story of the search for love, belonging, and identity, this eloquent narrative chronicles the life of Thomas Black Bull from 1910 through the Great Depression. After the death of his parents, he moves from the reservation school to life in the rodeo; along the way, he transforms from a gentle child to a rebellious adolescent and then to a sullen, taciturn young man. After recuperating from an accident, he takes a job as a sheepherder on a ranch. His experiences there allow him to continue to transform from the white man he had pretended to be to the Native American that he truly is. Readers can identify with the boy’s rebellion against conformity and regimen, reflect on their own journey, and appreciate both the novel’s literary form and its philosophical approach.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
American Novel
Student Activities
Students interpret symbols, analyze themes, examine the place of legends in literature, evaluate methods of character development, and react to critical reviews. They also research the culture and lifestyle of American Indians, compare and contrast the use of songs by different cultures and different generations, assess the spiritual bond between Native Americans and nature, discuss the characterization of cowboys and Indians in the novel, and examine sports in our society and the element of violence they contain.
Supplementary materials include background on the author.
Ethical Values
- Courage
- Endurance
- Family commitment
- Respect
- Self-actualization
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