Fairy Tales and Tall Tales: Supplemental Guide DA | Domain Assessment 191
- Pride: To take pride in something means that you feel you are not
good at it.- frowning face
Part II (Instructional Master DA-2)
Directions: I will read a sentence about one of the tall tales you have
heard. Circle the picture of the tall tale my sentence is about. [Identify the
stories in the order they appear in the rows: “Paul Bunyan,” “Pecos Bill,”
“John Henry,” and “Casey Jones.”]
- The main character in this tall tale is a cowboy.
- “Pecos Bill”
- The main character in this tall tale is a locomotive engineer.
- “Casey Jones”
- The main character in this tall tale is a railway worker.
- “John Henry”
- The main character in this tall tale is a lumberjack.
- “Paul Bunyan”
- The main character in this tall tale takes pride in being on time.
- “Casey Jones”
- The main character in this tall tale has a friend who is a blue ox.
- “Paul Bunyan”
- The main character in this tall tale thought he was a coyote.
- “Pecos Bill”
- The main character in this tall tale beat a steam drill in a contest
- “John Henry”
Part III (Instructional Master DA-3)
Directions: I am going to read some questions. After I read each one,
think about the answer. Write words, phrases, or sentences that come to
mind when you hear each question.
Note: You may have some students respond orally if they are not able to
respond in writing. You may wish to write the suggested sentence frames
on the board for students to copy and fill in with their answers.