Mrs. Hendricks
April

Puppet Show
Genre: Legend, Folklore, Fable, or Tall Tale

Legends: An unverified popular story, handed down from earlier times.
Folklore: Includes stories, myths, and fables that people told each other over the years. Later, they were written down.
Fables: A fictitious story making a moral or cautionary point and often using animal characters that speak and act like humans. They contain a lesson or moral about life.
Tall Tales: In tall tales, the characters contain superhuman traits (ex. Paul Bunyan). Tall tales explain how something in nature came to be (ex. The Grand Canyon). They often contain hyperbole (gross exaggerations) and similes (comparisons which use the words "like" or "as" to compare things).

Project Components:
The Play:
Write a play in your own words retelling the story. Include the main characters and the problems faced in your story. Be sure to include the title, author, and your name at the beginning.  You also need to turn in a copy of the script to me before your puppet show.

The Puppets:
Make puppets. You can make the puppets out of tongue depressors, socks, or whatever you can think of. Make whatever props you think you might need. There will be a "stage" available for your presentation.

The Presentation:
Your puppet shows will be presented in front of the entire class on Wednesday, April 30. We will also present our puppet shows to our buddies.

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