CKLA Domain 1 Lesson 5

​An important characteristic of all tall tales is exaggeration of details. An exaggeration is an overstatement of the truth. Exaggeration in a tall tale makes the main character seem larger than life; they are always bigger, stronger, smarter, and faster than real people.

​Turn and Talk: Work with a partner to create two versions of a situation: one that contains exaggeration and one that is more realistic and does not contain exaggeration.

​Raise Your Hand: As I read the story of “Paul Bunyan,” raise your hand whenever you hear an example of exaggeration.

​If you could change one of the exaggerations in the story of Paul Bunyan, what would you change and why?

​Is “Paul Bunyan” a tall tale? Identify one characteristic of a tall tale that is present in “Paul Bunyan” and write it on an index card.