Tall Tales
Lara Seagle, Louise Urban,
Kristy Familar, and Jessica Coulter
American Tall Tales
by Adrien Stoutenburg: Section 6 (p.
77-84)
Character Sketcher:
Your job is to sketch Johnny Appleseed.
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:
1 Problem/Solution
1MCEOG
1 Setting
2 Figurative Language
1 On Your Own
Passage Picker:
Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:
1 Historical
1 Descriptive
1 Cause/Effect
1 Surprising
Word Wizard:
Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:
loony (p. 79, par. 1)
lashing (p. 80, par. 7)
companion (p. 83, par. 7)
stroking (p. 84, line 1)
orioles (p. 85, par. 6)
Summarizer:
Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today's reading. The other members of your group will be counting on you to give a quick (one or two minute) statement that tells the key points or the main highlights of today's reading assignment.
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