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This Here's How I Heard It: Using Folklore To Improve Close Reading Skills lesson plan also includes:
- Here's How I Heard It (.pdf)
- Lesson Slides (.pptx)
- Teacher Resources (.pdf)
- Teacher Resources (.docx)
- Fables - English (.pdf)
- Fables - English (.docx)
- Fables - Spanish (.pdf)
- Fables - Spanish (.docx)
- Folktales - English (.pdf)
- Folktales - English (.docx)
- Folktales - Spanish (.pdf)
- Folktales - Spanish (.docx)
- Myths - English (.pdf)
- Myths - English (.docx)
- Myths - Spanish (.pdf)
- Myths - Spanish (.docx)
- Tall Tales - English (.pdf)
- Tall Tales - English (.docx)
- Tall Tales - Spanish (.pdf)
- Tall Tales - Spanish (.docx)
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"X" is for exaggeration, and "F" is for fact. To encourage close reading and to improve literary analysis skills, class members annotate fables and tall tales, like Paul Bunyan, with symbols that identify key features of this genre.
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Instructional Ideas
- Rather than follow the call/response format as described in the plan, ask groups to annotate and analyze several of the tales and then share their findings with the class
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- Student handouts are available in English and Spanish in both PDF and Word formats