Grade Level: Second
Subjects: Language Arts, Technology, Music, Math
Learner Outcomes:
Duration of Lesson: One class of 60 minutesThe students will recall characteristics of a tall tale. The students will identify basic story elements of a tall tale. The students demonstrate the technical knowledge required to begin creating a Power Point presentation about their tall tale. The student will measure ingredients in a recipe.
Materials:
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1. Teacher leads class discussion about tall tales.
(Tall Tales are exaggerated stories. The main character is larger-than-life
and tries to solve a specific problem).
2. Teacher writes the story elements which students
will be looking for in tall tales on the board:
Modifications:
| 10 points | 8 points | 7 points |
| Group lists correctly main characters, setting, and two sentences in each: beginning, middle and end segments. | Group lists correctly main characters, setting, and one sentence in each: beginning, middle and end segments. | Group lists main character, and one comment each: beginning, middle and end segments. |
Language Arts:
Listening/Speaking/Viewing
2.5 1,5,6,7,8 listen to a story, remember
information to interpret or extend
meaning, evaluate material, or perform a task
2.6 1,3,4 listen to a story, place events
in correct sequence
2.7 1,3 identify the beginning, middle, and
end of a narrative
Reading Comprehension
2.19 1,3,4,5,,6,7,8,9,10,11 read literary
works by national and international
authors to include, but not limited to: humor,
irony, make-believe, fiction,
non-fiction, fairy tales, tall tales, and poetry
2.26 K,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 determine sequence
of events from stories and
written text
2.28 5,6,9,10,11 read and comprehend to
perform a task
2.34 5,8,10 use graphic organizers such as
story maps and Venn diagrams to
compare, contrast, and construct meaning
2.39 use understanding and prior knowledge
to make generalizations in a
new situation
Language
2.109 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 determine the
purpose, audience, and intent of written composition
2.110 6,7,8,9,10,11 organize information
and make decisions about what
information is necessary and important to include
Computer Technology
2.121 use appropriate software to practice
and reteach second grade
Mathematics
2.41 use standard measuring tools for measuring
capacity in metric and customary units
Music
2.26 discuss music heard in specific settings,
e.g., movies, television
Writing
Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Reading
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand
a variety of familiar literary passages and texts (e.g., fairy tales, folktales,
fiction, non-fiction, legends, fables, myths, poems, nursery rhymes, picture
books, predictable books)
Knows setting, main characters, main events, sequence,
and problems in stories
Music
Sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire
of music
Mathematics
Understands and applies basic and advanced properties
of the concepts of measurement
References:
Paul Bunyan
by Steven Kellogg
Power Point presentation: Story Elements in a
Tall Tale
Flapjacks
"Old Dan Tucker"
popcorn
festival
Pecos Bill
Microsoft Word
Author:
Sharon Adkins
, Flinn Elementary,
Katrina Flanagan
, Flinn Elementary
Becky Rollyson
, Flinn Elementary
