2nd CKLA Domain 1 Lesson 6

Match

Match the following

• Fairy tale

• Fairy tale

• Tall tale

• Tall tale

• Tall tale

character is part of a royal family

always starts with “once upon a time”

includes exaggeration

is humorous, or funny

often has a frontier setting

• character is part of a royal family

• always starts with “once upon a time”

• includes exaggeration

• is humorous, or funny

• often has a frontier setting

​Raise Your Hand: As I read the story of “Pecos Bill,” raise your hand whenever you hear an example of exaggeration.

Open Ended

What amazing adventures does Pecos Bill have?

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of this tall tale, or where do most of Bill’s adventures take place?

• Ancient Rome
• Texas (American frontier)

• Africa

Open Ended

What are some things in this story that are examples of exaggeration?

• ​Are tall tales fiction or nonfiction?

• How do we know this is a tall tale?

Match

Match the following

• Exaggeration

• Exaggeration

• Fact

• Fact

It was so cold even the snow turned blue

He ate a pancake the size of a house.

The girl ate the grilled cheese sandwich

The snow covered the ground.

• It was so cold even the snow turned blue

• He ate a pancake the size of a house.

• The girl ate the grilled cheese sandwich

• The snow covered the ground.

​Choose a Side: Which tall tale—“Paul Bunyan” or “Pecos Bill”— contains more exaggeration? If you think “Paul Bunyan” has more exaggeration, walk quietly to the front of the room. If you think “Pecos Bill” contains more exaggeration, walk quietly to the back of the room.