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Warm up- What tall tales have you heard of before? Make a list of 3 if you can!. Please get your notebooks for the warm-up!! Write down the agenda for the week !. Famous Tall Tales. Paul Bunyan Babe the Blue Ox Pecos Bill Johnny Appleseed Davey Crockett. Tall Tales.
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Warm up- What tall tales have you heard of before? Make a list of 3 if you can! Please get your notebooks for the warm-up!! Write down the agenda for the week !
Famous Tall Tales Paul Bunyan Babe the Blue Ox Pecos Bill Johnny Appleseed Davey Crockett
Tall Tales A fictional story that uses hyperboles. It contains a hero or heroine who are larger than life. Sometimes the hero or heroine are completely made up; sometimes they are based on a real person.
Through the telling of the story, these heroes and heroines are given exaggerated characteristics. They are bigger or stronger than most characters and solve problems in a hard to believe or humorous way.
Number 1: The main character has a regular job but is larger-than-life or superhuman in his or her abilities.
Number 2: The character has a problem or problems that he or she solves in a humorous way(s).
Number 3: Details in the story are exaggerated.
Number 4: The character(s) uses everyday language and are like common people in behavior.
Maniac Magee Chapters 1-5 Orphan- a child whose parents are deceased Legend-an unverifiable story handed down from the past In your flipbooks add these two new vocabulary words: