The Treasure Hunt for Oil by Elaine Scott. The search may take doodlebuggers to the frozen Arctic or to the arid Sahara. Conditions may be as harsh as they were for gold miners. Write a modern version about the possible fate of a wildcatter's life. Melodrama is a literary form that pokes fun at tragedy by using improbable events and exaggerated actions.
Parody is a literary form that mimics a serious work in a silly way.
Classify each of the two songs. American Folk Songs Retold by Scott R. Sanders. Write your own prose version of one of these songs or another of your choice. Read The Erie Canal by Peter Spier. The detailed illustrations and the historical information at the back of the book really bring this song to life.