Module 20: Tall Tales and Folklore- Social Studies 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Tall Tales
  1. Identify the key elements in a tall tale.
2 Folklore
  1. Explain what is passed down in folklore.
  2. Distinguish between fable and folktale.
3 For Further Study: Fact vs. Fiction
  1. Differentiate between fact and fiction when reading stories.
  2. Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction books.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
tall tale
fictional story
exaggeration
folktales
fables
traditions
customs
beliefs
fact
fiction
non-fiction
true
make-believe

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Tall Tales 5 Tall Tale Exaggeration
2 Folklore 5 All About Folklore Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing