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The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta

The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta. The Mysterious Giant of Barletta takes place long ago in the small town of Barletta, Italy. Italy is far away from the United States on the continent of Europe. . Europe. North America.

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The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta

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  1. The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta

  2. The Mysterious Giant of Barletta takes place long ago in the small town of Barletta, Italy. Italy is far away from the United States on the continent of Europe. Europe North America

  3. Can you find Italy on the map of Europe? (Hint: It is shaped like a boot.)

  4. Barletta is located on the coast of Italy. In 1309, a statue washed up on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. The people of Barletta had no idea where the statue came from. How do you think the people of Barletta felt when the statue appeared? Why?

  5. Talk to a partner: What do you think the people did with the statue?

  6. The people of Barletta stood the statue in the middle of their town for everyone to see. They call him Giant. Even today the people in Barletta love the statue. Click here to see the real statue standing in Barletta. http://www.take.it/tendenze/pagpers/alberto/barletta.htm Look how much larger the statue is than the man! Do you understand why the people call him a giant? What other words can we use to describe the size of the statue?

  7. In the story the town’s people will use the statue to help them solve a problem. What kind of problem could a statue help to solve?

  8. Vocabulary

  9. giant • A giantis a large imaginary creature that looks like a human • Which of the following is NOT a giant? 2 3 1

  10. Question #1 Explain why you believe that picture does not represent a giant.

  11. mysterious • Something that is mysteriousis very hard to explain • For example, the statue in Barletta is mysteriousbecause nobody knows where it came from or how it got there.

  12. Question #2 • Think of something that you have read about in another book that is mysterious. Tell me about it.

  13. pedestal • A pedestalis the base that a statue stands on pedestal

  14. Question #3 • Draw the statue of liberty standing on a pedestal.

  15. square • A square is an open area in the middle of a town.

  16. Question #4 • What could you do in a town square?

  17. weakling • A weakling is a person that is not strong

  18. Question #5 • Would it be easy or hard for a weakling to build a wall out of large bricks? • Explain why

  19. Way to go!!! Give yourself a pat on the back.

  20. Oops….try again.

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