Johnny Appleseed

This week we began our unit on Tall Tales. We started with reading Steven Kellogg's version of Johnny Appleseed and identified the elements of a tall tale.

Tall Tales

• Characters (Usually a hero)
• Setting
• Problem/Solution
  
• Told and retold by many authors
• May be based on a real person or a made-up person
• Includes exaggerations in the story

We identified, discussed, and recorded the descriptive language used in the story. We also learned the following vocabulary words from the story: exaggerate, inspire, boast, and penetrate.
On Wednesday we read Aliki's version of Johnny Appleseed and compared/contrasted the two stories using a Venn Diagram.
Next week we will continue our work with Tall Tales as we read about Paul Bunyan.