5th Grade Reading Unit 1

Name: Tall Tale Webquest
Description: After learning about the history of tall tales and reading some various tall tales you will then write your own newspaper article featuring your very own tall tale character. Then you will create a postage stamp featuring the picture of your character. Along the way, while you are learning about tall tales you will have some worksheets to complete.
Activity:     GLE: 07,09,11,12,46,37,28   Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.canoncityschools.org/schools/madison/webquest/talltale/index.html  



Name: Art of Storytelling
Description: Examples of rewritten tall tales; students can even submit their own. Site plays music, may want to turn speakers on or off, depending on your situation.
Activity:     GLE:     Type: Online Information   Focus: Both
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/J001779/index.html  



Name: John Henry Website
Description: Website includes links to the real and fictitious lives of John Henry. Samples of music and lyrics to John Henry songs also listed.
Activity:     GLE:     Type: Online Information   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/index.html  



Name: Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears
Description: United Streaming gives life to an award-winning children's Africantall tale. Approximately 10 minutes. A mosquito sets off a chain of events in the jungle which prevents the sun from rising. Book stills for animation.
Activity:     GLE:     Type: Video   Focus: Student
URL: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/clickDirector.cfm/type/video/action/stream/media_file_id/9581  



Name: Animated Tall Tales
Description: Interactive site contains games, activities, and literature associated with tall tales genre.
Activity:     GLE: 07   Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Student
URL: http://www.animatedtalltales.com/en/  



Name: American Folklore
Description: Search legends, tall tales by character, region, state. Could be used with Unit 4 also.
Activity: 01, 02, 03   GLE:     Type: Online Information   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.americanfolklore.net/index.html  



Name: Paul Bunyan Trail
Description: Site allows children to read the tall tale of Paul Bunyan online.
Activity: 01, 12   GLE: 01, 11   Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Student
URL: http://www.paulbunyantrail.com/talltale.html  



Name: Myths and Legends
Description: Students can read animal legends on computer with this interactive site.
Activity: 02   GLE: 01, 05, 09, 10, 17,    Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Student
URL: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/legends.htm  

 

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