Tall+Tales+Unit;+Lesson+4

**Anticipatory Set**
====1. It has been quite a long time since we last met for our literacy groups. Because of this I think it is a great time to read our guidelines again. After we read the guidelines I will review with the students what happened last time we met and where we have left off. I will introduce that we will be reading a quick story about Paul Bunyan, and working more on writing our tall tales. 2. If we remember, we have started our own tall tales stories, and we will continue writing these because we are having such great success putting to use all we have learned about our tall tales characters 3. Remember what we have learned about Johnny Appleseed as well as John Henry as we read about Paul Bunyan ====

**Before Reading**
====1. As we know, we do not know very much about Paul Bunyan. Can anyone tell me what we can learn just from the cover of the book? Why do you think he has a log in one hand? 2. We will be reading today to find out everything we can about Paul Bunyan. I would like you all to listen very carefully as we go through the story. I will be asking all of you to tell me three things about Paul at the end of the story. 3. If anyone has any questions about the vocabulary, please raise your hand and we will see if we all can come up with a definition. Remember we have our word walls, so if we need to, we can add these words to the word wall. ====

**During Reading**
====Predicting – How do you suppose Paul Bunyan got to be so tall? What do you think everyone will think about him being tall? Clarifying - Does anyone know where the Tahquamenon Falls are? Does anyone know what a lumber jack is? Connecting - Has anyone been to Tahquamenon Falls? Can you imagine Paul being born there? ====

//Input// As we read I will ask the students to share their input into the stories especially when places in the Upper Peninsula are mentioned.
====//Modeling// As shown above, I will ask the students questions that will get them thinking about the book. I will also put in my own questions and thoughts into the book. ====

 After we finish reading the book I will ask questions of the students that start with: “What did you notice? What did you wonder? What did you enjoy?”
====After the open ended questioning I will ask the students three facts they learned about Paul Bunyan. I will be looking for original answers from the students and not simply copying the student who spoke before them. ====

//Exploring//
==== After reading the story the students and I will be watching a video on Paul Bunyan. This will show the students that there are many different stories about Paul Bunyan and they are changing even today. ====

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//Extending//
==== Once the video is watched, I will have the students begin writing again on their own tall tales stories. I will remind them to use the components that we have learned about in our stories, and to include great exaggerations and really extraordinary details. This is what makes a tall tale so great. ====

**Closure**
====I will remind the students that next week is our last week together and I will then be wrapping things up for them. I will review with them what they have learned for the day and have a couple students share a paragraph from their writing to show that they have been making progress. ====

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Assessment**
====<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">I will be assessing the students according to the three facts I have asked them to listen for in the Paul Bunyan story. I will also be looking at whether or not the students are staying engaged in their writing while on their own. The students will also be assessed on their basic writing skills such as handwriting and their sentence structure. I expect the students to use proper punctuation and spelling conventions. ====

====<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Adaptations for Diverse and/or Special Needs** I will make sure to have plenty to do for the students, and if a student finishes their story early, I will have them begin revising and editing it. I will make dictionaries and other resources available for this purpose. I will also have students with attention issues sit right next to me so that I can keep the distractions to a minimum. ====