Grade: 4-5
Subjects: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Synopsis:
Students will be introduced to the genre of tall tales. Tall tales are literary
works that provide enjoyment to a wide variety of audiences. They stretch
the imagination through colorful figurative language and exaggerations. During
the course of this unit, students will read several tall tales and be able
to identify the elements of a tall tale. The unit includes a variety of activities
that address subject areas across the curriculum. The unit of study will
conclude with students experiencing tall tales through listening to a storyteller
and becoming a storyteller, too.
Lessons in the Unit of Study:
1. Tall Tales - An Introduction
2. Paul Bunyan - A Lumberjack
3. John Henry - A Steel-Driving Man
4. Johnny Appleseed - The Apple Man
5. The Art of Telling a Tall Tale -
Storytelling
Team Members:
Buckhannon Upshur Intermediate School
18 College Avenue
