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Collaborative Tall Tale Lesson Plan

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Using Keynote, pupils will collaborate with their peers to create a tall tale. Each person in the group will participate by creating slides, adding text, and recording their voice. Tip: Have each group present their tall tales to the rest of the class.

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tall tales, folktales, genres, literature

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genre, literature, tall tale, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Technology
Ed Software
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Year
2011
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