Tell-a-Ton-of-Tall-Tales

TellaTonofTallTalesByFerriLockhartforBlueRidgePublicTelevision(WBRA,WMSY,WSBN)Fleming/RuffnerMagnetCenter,Roanoke,VAGradeLevel:3-5TimeAllotment:Three45-minuteclassesOverview:TellingTallTales.Thislessonwillintroducetheclasstotellingtalltales.Usingvideo,internetresourcesandpublishingsoftwarestudentswillwriteandtellatalltalebasedonaneverydayevent.Studentswilllearnhowtousegestures,theirvoiceandtheirimaginationtocreateandtellanexcitingtalltale.SubjectMatter:English(writtenandverballanguageskills)LearningObjectives:Studentswillbeableto:•Identifyatalltale•Writeatalltale•Tellatalltale•Useappropriatelanguage,structure,tone,andvoicecontrolinoralcommunication•Produceandpresentoralpresentationsdemonstratingappropriatedeliverytechniques•Understandandusevocabulary(seevocabularyattachment):oExaggerateoHyperboleoSimileoMetaphoroTalltaleStandards:TheobjectiveslistedmaybeusedinparttoaddressthefollowingVirginiaStandardsofLearning:VirginiaDepartmentofEducation:Video:TellingTales,HardyHardHead#101WebSites:Usethissiteasareviewifstudentscannotrememberwhattalltalesare.Thissitegivesanoverviewofwhatshouldbeinatalltaleandsomeexamplesoftalltales.://://•CopiesofdifferentTallTalesforstudentresourceandreview•Computerwithwordprocessor(optional)•ComputerwithPowerPoint,KidPixorotherpresentationsoftware.(Optional)•Cardboardtoreproducethefallenrocksignusedfortheintroduction(seeattached)•CopyoftheFallenRockTalltale(seeattached)•Taperecorder•Videorecorder(optional)•Teachercomputerwithaprojectororconnectiontoatelevisiontouseforshowingwebsitesorstudentwork.•TVwithVCRandremote•Vocabularylist(attached)Materialsforeachstudent•Paperandpencil•Constructionpaper•Scissors•TapeorgluePrepforTeachersTheteachershouldpreviewandcuethevideoasindicatedintheLearningActivitiessection.Haveallhandoutsandthesignready.ReadandbecomefamiliarwiththestoryofFallenRocksoyoucantellthistalltaleduringtheintroductoryactivity.Addfacialexpressionsandexaggerationasyoutellthetale.Studentsshouldhaveaworkingknowledgeoftheinternetandthewordprocessorandpresentationsoftwaretheywillbeusing.IntroductoryActivity1.HoldupthesignthatyoureproducedofWatchforFallenRock.ASK:“Whatisthis?”(Roadsignorroadsignforfallenrocks).ASK:“Whothinkstheyknowwhatthissignmeans?”(Acceptanswersregardingrocksfallingintotheroad).Saytotheclass,“Youhadsomegoodanswersbutdoyouwantmetotellyouwhatthissignreallymeans?”(Theclasswillsayyes).“BeforeItellyou,whowouldliketotakeaguessatwhattheythinkthissigncouldmeanifitdidn’tmeanwatchforrocksontheroad.”(Allowstudentstobrainstormideas,encouragethembysayinggoodidea).Saytotheclass:“Whoisreadytoknowwhatthissignreallymeans?”TellthestoryofFallenRock(attached,)asyoutellthestorymakesureyouareveryanimatedinyourdelivery.2.Whenyoufinishtellingthetalltale,ASK:“WhobelievesthisstoryofFallenRock?”Allowstudentstorespondbutastheysayno,theydonotbelieveit,ask:“Whattypeofstoryisthis?”“(talltale).“Yes,thiswasatalltale.Rememberwhenwereadtalltalestherewerecertainthingsthathadtobeincludedinatalltale.Whoremembers?”(Thisisbasedonpreviouslearningsoyoumayneedtoreview.Gotothefollowingwebsite:“Yes,atalltaleisastorythathaslargerthanlifecharacters,exaggeration,andsometypeofproblemthatissolvedinafunnyway,charactersthatuseeverydaylanguageandcharactersthatseemtobeordinaryatfirst.”LearningActivities:1.Telltheclassthattodaywearegoingtotellatalltaleasaclass,andthenwewillwriteone.Ask:“Whowouldliketovolunteertotellmesomethingthathashappenedtothemlately,suchasmissingthebus,playingaballgame,climbingatree?”Whenthestudentisfinished,haveanotherstudenttellthesamestory,addingexaggerationsthroughoutthetale(ex.thestudentrunstoschoolfasterthanthebusandisthefirsttositdowninclass;thebasketballteamscores1,000points;thechildeatsthebiggesticecreamconeintheworldinonesitting).Repeatthisexercisewithafewmorestudents.Instructthestudentstomaketheirexaggerationsspecific,andtousecomparisonstootherthings(similesandmetaphors,seeattachedvocabularysheet).2.Aftertheyfinishthisexercisetheclassshouldstarttounderstandhowtotakeaneverydayeventandturnitintoatalltale.Ifyouhavestudentswhorequireextrahelpcontinuewiththefollow