PPT-Unit 7: Tall Tales text author

level location Tall Tales 4 th Grade set connects geography into a close reading lesson Mike Fink Paul Bunyan Stormalong Sally Ann Thunder Ann Febold Feboldson varied varied Reading A. All rights reserved ARTSEDGE materials may be reproduced for educational purposes Instructions Use the following checklist to determine if your story has the characteristics of a tall tale Check those statements that apply to your story and write a All rights reserved ARTSEDGE materials may be reproduced for educational purposes Instructions Use the following checklist to determine if your story has the characteristics of a tall tale Check those statements that apply to your story and write a Description: The author provides several details to give the reader a mental picture.. Signal Words (write in your notes): . For example. For instance. In addition . Characteristics include. Compare and Contrast: The author discusses similarities and differences between ideas.. Fables. Definition. : A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth. Origin. : Found in almost every country. Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature. Content. : Usually contains incidents that relate to the unusual, sometimes supernatural. Fables. Folklore. The term folklore is generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, customs, stories, songs, and dances of a culture. . Folklore can include fables, fairy tales, legends, myths, tall tales, and folk tales.. and FABLES. Mrs. Colley. Folktale. A . folktale. is a traditional narrative that is passed down by word of mouth. Different forms of folktales may include legends, fairy tales, animal tales, trickster tales, fables and myths. Trickster tales feature a wily animal character who tries to outsmart other characters. . Unit 10. Part 1. Objectives. To read, comprehend, and interpret Folk Literature.. To apply a variety of reading strategies particularly strategies for reading folk literature.. To recognize literary elements used in these selections. . TALL TALES. Tall Tales were very popular among American settlers in the early 1800s.. People told tall tales about “larger than life” characters with extraordinary abilities.. As the stories were repeated, the details became more exaggerated.. By Captain Eddie B. Brown’s T raveling All - Star Yokels Tremendously Tall Tales by Patty Lynch 1 Tremendously Tall Tales : ( Overture, lights up on a big turn of the century, idealized landsc Mark Twain. Do Now. Chapter 16-19 vocabulary crossword. Figurative Language. Writers use figurative language such as imagery, similes, and . metaphors to . help the reader visualize and experience events and emotions in a . Fables. Definition. : A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth. Origin. : Found in almost every country. Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature. Content. : Usually contains incidents that relate to the unusual, sometimes supernatural. Thursday, 10/22. Thursday, 10/22. Place your final copy of Essay #2 on the front table (with Works Cited Page and Peer Review Worksheet attached—. use the stapler at the front of class if you need to. Ms. Bales . World Literature . Cinderella Tales by Culture. Culture. Title. Adobe. Web. MP3. China/Chinese . Yeh-Shen, The Chinese Cinderella. (author Unknown). pdf. html. Egypt/Egyptian. The Egyptian Cinderella. In-Text Citations—The Basics. Insert a parenthetical reference (a reference in a parenthesis) whenever you cite a fact or give a quotation or paraphrase.. In the parenthetical citation, refer clearly to a source on your References page..