Tall Tales
Lara Seagle, Louise Urban,
Kristy Familar, and Jessica Coulter
American Tall Tales
by Adrien Stoutenburg: Section 4 (p. 51-63)
Character Sketcher:
Your job is to sketch Mike Fink.
Discussion Director:
Your job is to ask 6 questions, the answers to your questions, and the p. __ and par. __ where the answers are found (if possible). Be sure you ask questions that really make your group think!!! You need to ask the following types of questions:
2 Figurative Language (Simile and Metaphor)
1 Cause and Effect
1 Problem/Solution
1 MCEOG
1 On Your Own
Passage Picker:
Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:
1 Surprising
1 Historical
2 On Your Own
Word Wizard:
Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:
shifty (p. 52, par. 6)
nuisance (p. 52, par. 6)
hominy (p. 54, par. 5)
ornery (p. 56, line 5)
staggered (p. 58, line 1)
Artful Artist:
--Your job is to draw a picture that illustrates what you liked best about the story.
--After
finishing your picture, write about your drawing. Include in your response:
--who or what your picture is about
--where your picture takes place
--when it is happening
--why you drew it
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