Genre: Fable, Fairy/Folk Tale, and Tall Tale
Book
Project: Make Puppets and Tell the Story with Your Puppets
For
this project you will read three fables, fairy/folk tales and tall tales. You
will then choose your favorite fable, fairy/folk tale or tall tale to use for
this project.
FABLES:
In a fable, characters are animals that talk and act like people. They are
usually short stories. They contain a lesson or moral about life.
FOLK TALES: Stories told by people and that are passed
down from generation to generation are folk tales. People explain how
things came to be the way they are and explain history through folk
tales. They come from all over the world. (Fairy tales can be included
here, too!)
TALL
TALES: In tall tales, the characters contain superhuman traits (Paul
Bunyan). Tall tales explain how
something in nature came to be (Grand Canyon). They often contain hyperbole
(gross exaggerations) and similes (comparisons which use the words “like” or
“as” to compare things).
PROJECT:
1. Puppets:
Make puppets and be ready to tell the story to the class. You can make the
puppets out of tongue depressors, socks, or whatever you can think of. Make
whatever props you think you might need.
2. Perform:
Use your puppets to act out the story you have picked out. This may be done live or you may record
your story. If you record the
story, you may use others to help you with the character voices, etc.
PRESENTATIONS:
Your book project will be presented to our class in May. We will sign up for the presentation
dates at a later time.
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