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Directions: Think about the title and complete the first two steps. Then read the
paragraph. Last, complete the third and fourth steps.Use the same four steps below with any topic
you read. You can bet it will supercharge your
reading power.Tall tales are amusing stories in which the narrator tries to make the reader
believe something that is an exaggeration of the truth. These tales came about at
a time in the history of the United States when people were exploring the frontier
and moving west. A tall tale usually has a character that is a hero. Some of the
heroes in these tales are based on real people, like Davy Crockett, and some
characters are entirely fictional, like Paul Bunyan. Most tall tales had events that
were too fantastic to believe, like corn sprouting up so quickly it would knock a
person over. Tall tales were often told to city dwellers to help them imagine life
out West. Many times the exaggerations got bigger every time a tale was retold.Step 1: One thing I know about tall tales.
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_____________________________________________Step 2: A question I have about tall tales._____________________________________________
_____________________________________________Step 3: Something I learned from reading about tall tales.
_______________________________________________________________________________Step 4: Did I answer my question in Step 2 or learn something else?
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