Tall tales, fables, myths from library collection, library resources for finding information determined in task, paper, pencils, materials for publishing picture book, computer lab time, materials for illustrating picture book. See below for additional objectives.
Various genre incorporates specific critical attributes.
Identify the critical attributes of specific genre. Write an original myth, tall tale, or fable incorporating appropriate critical attributes and factual information gathered from other communities. 1.1 Mrs. Culpepper explains to class that each student will write an original folk tale incorporating the appropriate critical elements of a tall tale, myth, or fable. Culpepper reads several myths to class. In groups of three, students identify the common critical attributes of the stories.