Pourquoi Story Elements

The characters in Pourquoi tales are usually...

• animals

• humans

• books

• princes and princesses

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

The setting of Pourquoi tales is usually.....

• my house

• in nature

• at school

• in my community

Pourquoi Tales explain...

• How something came to be

• How I got my name

• How I became a 3rd grader

• How I began to read

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which one is an example of a Pourquoi Tale?

• Junie B Jones First Grader

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

• Rainbow Fish

• Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Pourquoi tales usually start with..

• Once upon a time....

• In a land far away...

• Long ago...

• An interesting fact about ___ is....

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.6