Paul Bunyan
Hyperbole Lesson and Pop Up BOok
Table of Contents
Hyperbole Practice
p. 3
Paul Bunyan Passage
p. 4
Finding Hyperbole in the Reading Passage
p. 5
Pop Up Book (Diorama) Background Choices p, 6
Pop Up Book (Diorama) Characters
p. 10
Digital Learning Art Activity
p. 11
Pop Up Book (Diorama) Directions
p. 12
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Name ____________________
Date ___________
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration. For example, if someone says they “cried
a river” they are using hyperbole. They are letting you know that they cried
a lot. They are exaggerating greatly.
Another example of hyperbole is if someone says, “I am so hungry, I could eat
a horse”. While the person may be hungry, it is unlikely anyone could eat a
whole horse.
Take a few minutes and think of examples of hyperbole that you have heard,
or think of one of your own. Then write it down below.
1.
List your own example of hyperbole (it could be one you heard or read
somewhere):
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2. What are you actually trying to let people know.
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Tall tales are full of hyperbole. We are going to read about Paul Bunyan, a
classic tall tale which is full of hyperbole.
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Paul Bunyan*
People say Paul Bunyan was a born logger– logging is the job that cuts down trees.
The wood from logging is used to make things like furniture, paper, or even houses.
Legend has it that even as a baby, Paul Bunyan would pull up trees. They say Paul was
so big as a baby, that when he rolled over in his crib trees fell – just from the
vibrations.
Paul Bunyan grew up to be huge, and he could chop trees down better than anyone.
Paul and his crew of loggers spent a lot of time in the Northeast of the U.S. chopping
down forests. Winters in the Northeast are hard, but Paul and his men were strong
enough to handle them
One winter was so bad, it was known as the winter of the deep snow. There was so
much snow, that everything was buried. Paul had to dig down to find the tops of the
tallest pine trees. After digging the snow away around the trees, he lowered his men
down to the bottom to chop them down. When the trees were cut Paul pulled them to
the surface by attaching a long chain to Babe his blue ox. Wearing snowshoes, Babe
hauled the trees through the snow.
Then there was the year of the two winters That year, winter lasted all summer
long, and in the fall it turned even colder. It was so cold, that one day someone set a
boiling coffeepot on the stove, and it froze so fast that the ice was hot.
The cold winters never stopped Paul Bunyan or his crew. They kept right on logging,
and became heroes to loggers everywhere.
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Name _________________________________
Date _______________
Give three examples of hyperbole in the story we read about Paul Bunyan. First,
state what the text said, and then explain what the author was actually trying
to let the readers know.
1.
Hyperbole example #1 – What did the text say?
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What was the author trying to let the readers know?
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2. Hyperbole example #2 – What did the text say?
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What was the author trying to let the readers know?
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3. Hyperbole example #3 – What did the text say?
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4. What was the author trying to let the readers know?
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1.
What is your favorite example of hyperbole in Paul Bunyan?
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2. Why do you like this example of hyperbole?
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1.
What is your favorite example of hyperbole in Paul Bunyan?
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2. Why do you like this example of hyperbole?
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Cut out the images, and glue them onto
your pop up book backgrounds.
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1.
What is your favorite example of hyperbole in Paul Bunyan?
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2. Why do you like this example of hyperbole?
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Instructions for creating the Pop-up Books
Xerox the pup up book background of your choice onto regular copy paper, or for
even better results - white cardstock. Regular copy paper will work just as well for
the project.
Have students color the background, and the page with the figures of Paul Bunyan.
Have students fold the paper hamburger style. With the dashed lines on the outside
of the fold.
Have students cut along the dashed lines only.
Have students unfold their papers, and pull out the three tabs that have been
created. The 3 tabs, should “pop out”.
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Instructions for creating the Pop up Books Continued
Have students cut out their colored pictures of the Paul Bunyan figures.
Have students glue their colored cut out images onto the tabs of their pop up books.
Finally, have students gently fold their completed pop up books closed. Have them do
it carefully so that they do not damage their colored images.
Then open the pop up books and everything should be ready for display.
Tip: If any of the pictures begin to curl up, use a piece of transparent tape to
connect them to the trees. Make sure it is long enough to make the figures continue
to “pop out”.
Hint: By stapling the top half of the pop up books to a bulletin board you will have a
great display.
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