Unit 7: Tall Tales - Pottsgrove School District

Unit 7: Tall Tales

text

Tall Tales 4th Grade set (connects

geography into a close reading lesson)

-Mike Fink Paul Bunyan Stormalong Sally Ann Thunder

Ann Febold Feboldson

Annie Oakley

The Legend of John Henry

Paul Bunyan

Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado

Pecos Bill Tames a Rough Bunch

Tall Tales Mini-Books

author

level

varied

varied

Rus Buyok

Level 0 (F&P M)

Heather Banks

Level M (F&P L)

Carol Shenk

Level O (F&P M)

John Moder

Level O (F&P M)

Sharon Fear

Grades 2-3

location

Reading A--Z

Reading A--Z Reading A--Z Reading A--Z Reading A--Z Reading A--Z

PDF set

Unit 7: Tall Tales

digital text

Tall Tale Theme

Disney's John Henry

John Henry- (Harry Belafonte's song)

Disney's Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill Told by Robin Williams

Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind (4th grade play

performance) Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind (5th Grade

retelling) The Ballad of Davy

Crockett

Davy Crockett (Audio reading of a book with

pages shown)

Paul Bunyan animated classic

Disney's Paul Bunyan

Annie Oakley Biography

Adventureres Cartoon (features Buffalo Bill's

Wild West show)

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Unit 6

I can

q I can do this with help

q I can do this by myself

q I can do this with a hard text

q I can do this with help

q I can do this by myself

q I can do this with a hard text

My Goals

I can make connections between the written text of a story and a visual or oral presentation of

the text.

I can make connections between a written text

and a dramatic interpretation of the

same text.

I can make connections between the written text of a

story and a visual or oral presentation of the text.

I can make connections between a written text and a

dramatic interpretation of the same text.

Unit 7

Standard

Suggested Mini-Lessons

RL 4.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

Supporting Standard Mini Lessons

qHow do I make connections between a written text of a story and a visual or oral presentation of the text?

qHow can I make connections between a written text and a dramatic interpretation of the same text?

qHow can I use details to explain answers found explicitly in the text and to make inferences?

qHow do I describe a character's motives and actions in depth and locate or provide specific details from the text?

qHow can I describe a setting in depth and locate or provide specific details from the text?

qHow can I describe an event in depth and locate or provide specific details from the text?

qHow can I compare or contrast how similar themes are presented in stories and traditional literature?

qHow can I compare how similar patterns of events are presented in stories and traditional literature from different cultures?

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