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THINK – TAC – TOE
Directions: Using the McDougal Littel Literature book as your reference.
Choose three (3) boxes –down, across or diagonal. Read the literature piece
and do the activity. Please identify which one you are doing in your heading.
Each piece should be completed on a separate paper/typed.
Fable (Japanese)
The Crane Maiden
Research another
Japanese Folktale. What
was the symbol used (in
this the symbol was the
crane). Discuss what
that symbol means.
Make an origami of that
symbol.
Tall Tale
Uncle Septimus’s Beard
Explore the idea of
exaggeration.
Identify the
characteristics
Research a tall tale that
was based upon a real
person. Explain the
significance of the tall
tale (why was story
written).
Fairy Tale (China)
Yeh-Sheh: A Cinderella
Story from China
Analyze folktale, focusing
on characteristics of
marriage.
Compare and Contrast
marriage rituals today in
American culture and
the Chinese culture.
Myth
Apollo’s Tree: The Story
of Daphne and Apollo
Analyze the lesson
taught from myth.
Compare and contrast
this with another myth
and the lesson taught.
Folktale (Puerto Rican)
Aunty Misery
Choose a character and
rewrite the story from
that person’s point of
view. Remember to
include all character
traits.
WRITE YOUR OWN
FOLKTALE, TALL
TALE, LEGEND OR
MYTH
Legend (Native
American)
The Chenoo
Create a cultural profile
of the Passamaquoddy in
the form of a spider map.
Myth
Aranche
Discuss the connection
between this myth and
spiders.
Research another myth
explaining the
appearance and habits
of another animal.
Folktale (Canadian)
Sootface: An Obibwa
Cinderella Story
Analyze the folktale
focusing on the literary
elements of figurative
language.
Provide examples from
the text to support the
figurative language used
and why they are
significant to the
understanding of the
story.