Tall Tale Genre

Which story is a Tall Tale? 

• Wayside School
• Paul Bunyan
• The Storm

Tall tale character are _____________ heroes.  

• Australian
• American
• Super
• African

What symbol represents Paul Bunyan?

• hammer
• ax
• lasso
• apple

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What symbol represents John Henry?

• Hammer
• Lasso
• Ax
• Apple

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What symbol represents Johnny Appleseed? 

• Ax
• Pot
• Hammer
• Lasso

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What symbol represents Pecos Bill?

• Lasso
• Ax
• Hammer
• Pot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which is NOT an element of a tall tale? 

• exaggeration
• American landforms
• moral/lesson
• super strong characters

A tall tale explains how American landforms were made. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This genre of reading was passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. 

• traditional literature
• informational text
• poetry
• animal fantasy

Which character had a blue ox as a pet?

• Paul Bunyan
• John Henry
• Pecos Bill
• Johnny Appleseed

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5