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Young Authors in Year 2 Isha Rajput, Year 5 Year 2 students are learning about ‘Stories People Tell’. In this unit, they are going to find out about legendary and mythological characters from their different home countries. They are also going to find out about myths and legends from different times in the past. Their host country is Egypt. Their main focus is to write myths, legends, comic legends and fairytales. They were very interested and eager while they were watching a video on Greek Mythology. And the interesting thing is that they are also learning different Egyptian Symbols! They started learning this unit after the Christmas holidays and they will have the Exit Point on the 14th of March. Overall, they are having a fun time learning this unit from Ms Ingrid and Ms Ocha. 5