Tales We Know

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Tales We Know

• Writing Projects

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What are they?

• Folk Tale
• Stories or legends that are told over and over
  from one generation to the next
• Fairy Tale
• Fictional story that may feature magical
  creatures, usually written for children
• Tall Tales
• Began in the 1800's as a way for pioneers to
  understand the greatness of the American west

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Tales We Know

• Pecos Bill
• Paul Bunyan
• Johnny Appleseed
• Davy Crockett
• Rapunzel
• Rumpelstiltskin
• Three Billy Goats Gruff
• Robin Hood
• Peter Pan
• Goldilocks
• Chicken Little
• Princess and the Frog

• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Cinderella
• Three Little Pigs
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• The Ugly Duckling
• The Gingerbread Man
• Hansel and Gretel
• The Princess and the Pea
• Sleeping Beauty
• Little Mermaid
• Beauty and the Beast

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Project

• You will write an alternate (someone elses point
  of view) version of one of the Tales we discussed
  before or another Mrs. Shetler approves.
• This is a creative, narrative writing project,
  but prior knowledge of story can be used.
• You are making it into a picture book.

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid
Tales

• Written by Jon Scieskza

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Requirements

• Narrative dialog used with quotations
• Creative Title
• Typed (on Googledocs)
• Illustrations after printed

• Length up to you! But remember, the more detail
  the better the story!
• Picture Book
• Rubric (hand out)

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Going above and beyond

• Similes and Metaphors
• Alliterations
• Idioms
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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Presentation

• You will present your story to a partner, a small
  group, and maybe another class.
• Due Monday, February 23rd