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Social Studies, Grade 4
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Study Guide Tall Tales Social Studies, Grade 4
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TALL
TALES
Q:
How
do
you
know
if
a
story
is
a
tall
tale?
A:
While
you
are
reading,
ask
these
3
questions:
•
Is
this
full
of
exaggerations?
•
Does
the
main
character
overcome
a
very
hard
thing?
•
Is
the
hero
“larger
than
life”?
Q:
Who
are
some
famous
tall
tale
heroes?
What
are
they
famous
for?
A:
•
Paul
Bunyan
and
Babe
his
blue
ox—famous
logger
who
fixed
a
200
foot
high
log
jam
•
Johnny
Appleseed—traveled
around
barefoot
planting
apple
seeds
•
Calamity
Jane—worked
for
Buffalo
Bill’s
Wild
West
Show
•
John
Henry—famous
African
American
steelworker
•
Joe
Magarac—famous
steel
worker
who
worked
24
hours
a
day,
365
days
a
year
•
Pecos
Bill—famous
cowboy
who
could
ride
any
horse.
He
rode
a
tornado
and
a
panther.
Q:
Where
did
tall
tales
come
from?
A:
Tall
tales
were
stories
that
were
told
from
person
to
person
in
the
American
frontier
and
west.
As
they
were
told,
the
stories
got
more
and
more
amazing.
Some
tall
tales
are
based
on
the
life
of
a
real
person
(like
the
story
of
Johnny
Appleseed).
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Try
This!
Draw
an
X
through
the
pictures
that
do
not
show
tall
tale
heroes.
Decide
whether
each
statement
is
True
or
False.
1.
Tall
tales
began
in
India.
T
/
F
2.
Tall
tales
are
only
about
women.
T
/
F
3.
Paul
Bunyan
had
a
big
blue
ox.
T
/
F
4.
Pecos
Bill
is
a
famous
tall
tale
hero.
T
/
F
5.
All
tall
tale
heroes
were
real
people.
T
/
F
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