Objective: Students will write and illustrate their own "Tall tale," and identify differences between tall tales and myths and mythological heroes and tall tale heroes.
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1. Tall Tales contain a character that is larger than life, not only in morality but in size and stature too. They can be human or near human. They were created to explain things that Americans didn't understand or wanted to make "light" of. For instance, Paul Bunyan helps explain why we have mountain, rivers and lakes, but also jokes about real hardships that American settlers had to endure such as weather, insects, cooking without a kitchen, etc.
2. Identify differences between tall tales and myths and tale tale heroes and mythological heroes.
2. In pairs, brainstorm to create a Tall Tale Character.
3. Give it character traits and a job.
4. Create a short story (TALL TALE) about him/her using prezi or powerpoint. Remember to include a setting and a eries of exaggerated events that either explain something that is hard to understand or makes light of a difficult situation.
5. Include at least four hyperboles and five photos illustrating your story. Photos should contain one of your character and one each of your hyperboles.
6. Present to class.
HW - Write five cause and effect sentences.
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